Horizon Ridge undress, confess that you're still mine

Jinx's remark set Pied's teeth on edge. She said nothing, staring insteadat the choppy sea even as Jinx reminded her that nothing had happened yet. She didn't sound overly concerned, but then Jinx hadn't lived through this scenario just a few months ago. At the word hasty, the Delta's ears lay back indignantly and she almost snapped at Jinx, reminding her that she hadn't been involuntarily abandoned lately and that she didn't know what it was like to be facing the possibility again so soon. Pied hadn't been aware of her own complex until now.

"You'd better—" Pied began to say, only to pause and then continue, "—get some rest." It was clear that she'd been about to say something else, only to reevaluate and go in another direction. "I've done everything I can do for you," she added, slowly rising onto her feet and blinking blankly down at the injured Gamma. "Do you have somewhere you can take shelter? And can you get there on your own?"