Heron Lake Plateau [expletive deleted]

Bat was no lipreader herself, though the question Raven posed was rather unmistakable: "What happened?" Bat mustered up the strength to mouth the story when Tegan answered on her behalf. She threw him a grateful smile, then nodded as if to concur. Sometime later, she would straighten out the details. For now, she just needed to rest and recuperate.

She drowsed as the caregiver gently poked and prodded her. "I don't see any signs of injuries, although maybe there's some internal damage," Raven assessed aloud. "If she was pulled from the water, her rescuers might've pressed her chest and throat to help her breathe." Bat twitched awake and nodded, murmuring, "Yes." She then drifted off again.

"She looks like she'll be okay, Tegan. Take her somewhere sheltered and then keep an eye on her. I'm going to go gather some herbs that might help, along with something to eat. But what she probably needs most is simply rest," Raven concluded.

Accurate, Bat thought dreamily, eyes still closed.