Night Season
“A warm hand, warm as the body propping her up… Nathan. She lay on the ground, her back against his front, her legs curled to one side. She heard one of the horses stamp, a tail swish.The last time she checked in with her body, she'd been standing up."Are you all right?" he asked, voice low and worried.Kai nodded. "That was… intense."She didn't move or speak for a few moments. Nathan didn't, either. He must have had questions, plenty of them, but he was more patient than she was. Once assured sh...e was back and okay, he relaxed, content to wait until she felt ready to talk."That's the longest I ever stayed in fugue," she said finally. "Not counting when I was little and got trapped there. This wasn't the same. I knew I could get out.""What happened?" he asked softly. "Your warning worked. I could see that much."She and Nathan had been ready to turn in. She was getting used to sleeping rough, though she had wistful thoughts of mattresses most nights. Their sleeping bags were excellent quality, but the ground did not remind her much of a bed.MoreLess
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