[ her head lifts up, and the first smile she gives him is tight, terse. a force thing as thin as their rations are getting. just enough to be civilized, but by no means a warm fire to share.
but then he mentions the trail, and the frost chips off her disposition. she loosens up, straightens. ]
He can do that? [ it assuages all at once every fear she had, sitting here. they won't lose anything but time and food — and they have the kind of people in their company who can work out food. it's tracking that's irreplaceable.
and, just a little bit, it's because the need for tracking at all has reminded her of mal. ]
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but then he mentions the trail, and the frost chips off her disposition. she loosens up, straightens. ]
He can do that? [ it assuages all at once every fear she had, sitting here. they won't lose anything but time and food — and they have the kind of people in their company who can work out food. it's tracking that's irreplaceable.
and, just a little bit, it's because the need for tracking at all has reminded her of mal. ]