[She doesn't want to be moved, but what she wants and what she needs are at deep odds right now. The animal part of her brain - the tiger part - wants to hide somewhere safe and sleep and wait for the pain to subside. The human part knows that this is how she's going to get it.
Besides, there is no place on this planet safer than in Charles Vane's arms, because he would burn the jungle down and take himself with it before he let anyone hurt her more.
Her good arm comes up to grip his shirt, and she presses her face against his chest. There are more important things, anyway.]
You got the other half?
[She means the other half of the hunting party. One or two have to have escaped, to send the word back - don't go in that jungle. There are demons in that jungle.
Her voice is softer than she would usually like. One of his men, not her kin, but one of the men who would follow Vane to the ends of the world, is coming up behind them to keep an eye on Vane's back.]
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Besides, there is no place on this planet safer than in Charles Vane's arms, because he would burn the jungle down and take himself with it before he let anyone hurt her more.
Her good arm comes up to grip his shirt, and she presses her face against his chest. There are more important things, anyway.]
You got the other half?
[She means the other half of the hunting party. One or two have to have escaped, to send the word back - don't go in that jungle. There are demons in that jungle.
Her voice is softer than she would usually like. One of his men, not her kin, but one of the men who would follow Vane to the ends of the world, is coming up behind them to keep an eye on Vane's back.]