Laurel's eyes snapped open. She rubbed her face and shrugged off the hazy dreams. Her body had the dull ache that came with sleeping after walking and running for so long. But she knew she could be feeling worse. Feeling like Cartil. She saw her leg had been redressed, and wrapped much tighter. She sat up, and her leg felt much more comfortable, and she smiled wryly.
She dragged a crate by his bed and slwoly sat there. Jesslyn had fallen asleep beside him, with a peaceful smile on her face. Laurel wondered what it would be like to have a brother. She knew that if her parents were still with her, she would most likely have more than one sibling to talk to, and teach.
She saw Cartil move slightly, and watched him wake up...
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