Lion Head Mesa And I miss you in the June gloom, too

Another step back. Then another. Panacea set his jaw, willing himself to stillness; he wouldn't let her see him tremble. Fuck all this, he mumbled, ears still pasted to his head, and took a few more unsteady steps backward.

Whatever she knew, whoever she was, Panacea wouldn't break his vow for her. Not like this. So he turned tail and ran, leaving the mesa abandoned for now. He needed to find Kemal.