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Companions’ Confessions
Kyle woke, startled, half rising from his position curled up on the mat in front of the fire, hand reaching for a blade he wasn’t wearing, only to settle back down on hearing a voice almost as familiar as his own.
“It’s all right, Kyle, it’s just me. I got worried when you didn’t come back last night and tracked you here.” Jess walked over to the fire and placed more wood into the fireplace before settling next to him.
Kyle swallowed then, shuddering, sank into her shoulder. The movement racked his body as tears trailed down his cheeks. He felt her move, then wrap her arms around him, pulling him to her, making soothing sounds, one hand stroking the side of his head like she was soothing a hurt child. She didn’t ask him questions, but he felt her help reinfor
