Swiftcurrent Creek let the rain wash away the pain

Maera isn't participating, no - it's a "meanwhile.." post prompted by some assumptions I made.

When the moment was upon her, Bazi forgot how to breathe.

She stared wide-eyed at Scimitar, whose own gaze flickered past as if the very sight of her burned him. Bazi vaguely registered Kaskara's summary of events - sensed the anonymous swell of emotion in Kieran, that he shed with a brisk shake of his head.

Scimitar has nothing to say to her - probably because she thought her a deserter, or dead; both valid assumptions but neither one true. It irked Bazi that he did not address her. She wanted - needed some indication of what he was thinking.

Slowly, Bazi dettached herself from Kaskara, resting her weight uneasily on her own four paws. Watching Scimitar for any sign of, well.. anything, she took a shaky step towards him.