Sephira hesitated as she heard James, trying to surface from the emotional storm in her mind enough to understand what he had said. She would have ignored it as unimportant and resumed her attack, but Star and Midnight interferred. Star pushed between them and shoved Gerrard away, while Midnight bit her belt from behind and pulled. Sephira tumbled over and turned to stare at the wolf. He pushed his head against her. He said enough.
Sephira nodded, then stood and bowed to Gerrard, her fist over her heart. "I thank you, star brother." She didn't bestow the honorific lightly, but after enduring so long under her constant barrage, she felt he was worthy of it. She turned to James and bowed to him as well. "And I thank you, star watcher." That honorific meant she acknoledged him as judge.
Midnight nudged her leg. The treatment, Sephira?
"I know," she murmered to him, patting his head. She swung her pack off her shoulder, surprised she hadn't taken it off before starting, then sorted through it for the proper herbs. She pulled them out and moved to Gerrard, laying them over his wounds and binding them in place with willow fronds she had grabbed. She didn't meet his gaze, or James', nor did she look at Rose.
Sephira nodded, then stood and bowed to Gerrard, her fist over her heart. "I thank you, star brother." She didn't bestow the honorific lightly, but after enduring so long under her constant barrage, she felt he was worthy of it. She turned to James and bowed to him as well. "And I thank you, star watcher." That honorific meant she acknoledged him as judge.
Midnight nudged her leg. The treatment, Sephira?
"I know," she murmered to him, patting his head. She swung her pack off her shoulder, surprised she hadn't taken it off before starting, then sorted through it for the proper herbs. She pulled them out and moved to Gerrard, laying them over his wounds and binding them in place with willow fronds she had grabbed. She didn't meet his gaze, or James', nor did she look at Rose.



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