01-16-2021, 09:54 PM
Human.
The word soothed the lines from his eyes. Sierra leaned close enough that he could hear the sound of her heartbeat. Or maybe it was his own. A quiver, almost imperceptible to the eye, pulled him near, but the moment was shattered by revelation.
He looked over his shoulder, cursing the old man for interrupting a moment Tristan was unsure would ever return and for abandoning a woman clearly in need of medical attention.
Sierra must have sensed his relief when she declared her willingness to stay. He grasped her hand and pulled. “I don’t know. Let’s find out,” he told her and together went back in search of the girl.
He waved at the doctor, urging him to stop but the man looked confused and drove away.
"Nimeda?" he called as they returned to the room.
The word soothed the lines from his eyes. Sierra leaned close enough that he could hear the sound of her heartbeat. Or maybe it was his own. A quiver, almost imperceptible to the eye, pulled him near, but the moment was shattered by revelation.
He looked over his shoulder, cursing the old man for interrupting a moment Tristan was unsure would ever return and for abandoning a woman clearly in need of medical attention.
Sierra must have sensed his relief when she declared her willingness to stay. He grasped her hand and pulled. “I don’t know. Let’s find out,” he told her and together went back in search of the girl.
He waved at the doctor, urging him to stop but the man looked confused and drove away.
"Nimeda?" he called as they returned to the room.