Nicholas carried me into the cave and then gently laid me down. With my back against the cave wall, I could sit up enough to see. If he had placed me flat on my back, I never would have had the strength to sit up on my own.
The cave itself wasn’t too deep. It didn’t go beyond a few more yards, from what I could tell. Though the shadows were thick that far in.
“I’m going to try to build us a fire,” Nicholas said. He knelt down beside me and looked me over. “Maybe find you some food. When was the last time you ate?”
I couldn’t remember so I just shrugged. The worry line between his brows deepened.
“I’ll find you something to eat,” he said, more forcefully.
I didn’t have the strength to argue. My eyelids felt heavy.
Between one blink and the next, I must have fallen asleep, because whe
