Redhawk Caldera If the whole wide world stops spinning

Maybe.  Was it weird, to have that?  For a moment she was worried, but she tried to shake it off. Eljay didn't seem bothered and he knew more about this sort of thing than she ever would.

Infection was the number one worry when it came to wounds deep as these.  They definitely burned enough as it was, so Maia was surprised and relieved to hear he thought they looked alright.  With that wolf, anything could have been possible.  Who knew what else he'd eaten, or what kind of disease he had to make him.... ugh.

She cut that train of thought off quick as it came and instead focused on Eljay's dismissal.   It wasn't just that.  You... don't have to help me.  She replied, glancing down.  But you are.  It was a big deal, and it meant a lot to her that he didn't hold any of it against her.  Not that she thought he would, but... she kinda thought he might.

How do you know, that they look okay? She asked, going back to his previous statement.  She didn't know how any of what he did worked, and with how often she'd gone off about stories with him, it would be nice to hear something about what he loved.

Normally conversation came easily to Maia because everything she did was on extra.  Today, and yesterday, it was as if someone had put on a muffler, or removed the explanation point that was her typical personality.  It wasn't something she consciously was aware of, but she felt a niggling hesitance that normally she was able to plow through holding her up.

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