aria asks for questions !!!
her cheeks flush immediately . she hadn’t even noticed - but yes ,
she’d fallen behind the rest of the group . vernal shouldn’t just be
accepting this ; she should be stammering to walk again , to just put
her down but she doesn’t . she knows she’s too tired . her head rests
against raven’s shoulder and she holds back a yawn .
‘ i’m okay … really . i’ll … be fine . ‘