Nova Peak And she's suddenly cruel

The raking of her inhales finally seemed to get easier as her diaphragm relaxed, allowing the air to pass. Her cheeks burned with shame; it was an offense to her nature to have to be saved by someone. Especially after she'd been flicking rocks at him like a nuisance. 

She eyed the crumbled ledge from which she'd fallen, and licked a bit of blood off her lips. She must've bitten her tongue on the way down. She accepted the comment with a slight snort and a nod. "Ugh. Thith ith gonna thuck tomorrow." She said. It hurt enough already- but from her limited experience, bruising often felt worse with time. 

She took a moment to size him up. It seemed he'd managed alright, all things considered. She didn't like the idea that she might owe him her life, so she didn't think to mention it. "It'th been a little while. What've you been up to?" She asked. She needed a few moments to ground herself, following all the spinning; polite chit chat couldn't hurt.