Dragoncrest Cliffs the flame will protect

sending eske on by request!

There’s a brief interaction between Portia and Eske and Thuringwethil doesn’t bother to address. Eventually, the healer’s sole attention turns to her and with a brief nod she points her nose and sends Eske away. She’ll be fine here and a guard’s presence isn’t as urgent within the pack as it is outside. Heda watches the girl leaving with a pep in her step and gives her a telling look before she fully settles on the other woman.

It hurts but she moves anyway, slowly picking herself up through the pain. The waves shooting through her chest reminds her of the day she’d come home with Hush and Tirgatao. This time, her head doesn’t hurt and the only thing she feels is the shooting pain into her legs each time she breathes. Even moving is too much but she grits her teeth anyway, stomaching what she can. After a moment, and a few shallow breaths, she finally offers in a not-so-unchild-like manner that she tries to cover up with a grunt, “I won’t spar again.”