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When the black face lifted from the soil Firefly half expected a death wrattle, and mentally demanded that she settle the fuck back down; the red spittle flew from the woman's lips as she slurred at them, then plonked back down. Fuck.

Rosalyn vanished soon after that, leaving the man alone with the dying body and he tried to contain his instinct to flip out. He had to stay calm and be present in the moment, not let his panic cause Caiaphas to die when he could help -- but that was a lot of pressure.

He tried to clean the wound. Blood warmed his lips, flushed his teeth red, but it didn't matter what he tried, it wouldn't stop. He reapplied pressure and shut his eyes - and when they opened again, Rosalyn was hurrying back to help. Firefly recognized a few things she carried but not all of it. Fuck he wished Willow was here--