We walked back to the pack house laughing and talking.
“Well Julia, it was a wonderful lunch. I’m glad we could bury the hatchet. Next time I won’t talk so much.” Ashley said.
“You didn’t talk to much. I got to know more about all of you.” I said smiling at Fredrick.
“See you both at dinner.” Ashley said walking away.
“So.” Fredrick led me away from the pack house and towards town. “How bad is it?” He asked and I looked at him confused. “When I put my arm around you, you winced.” He said stopping behind some shrubs and grabbing the shoulder of my dress.
“It’s not that bad really.” I said as he pulled my dress slightly revealing my bruised shoulder. He touched it and I winced.
“It’s like welts.” He said pulling my dress back up. “You can’t heal it?” He asked and I shook my head.
