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KILIThey carried her into their bedroom, wrapped in a blanket. Her eyes were squeezed shut; she could have been asleep if she weren't shaking all over. Kion and I followed closely behind, unsure of what had happened. We'd left the bridge as soon as it had become clear that they needed some time alone - and to be fair, I didn't want to watch her kiss the Trads - but we'd waited outside, just in case. Now I was glad that we had.
"What happened?" Kion whispered, breathing heavily.
He seemed just as worried as I was. I kept forgetting how fragile humans were.
Vuk turned to us, his expression grave. "Another panic attack. She seemed so well until..."
"It was too early," I snapped before I could stop myself. "Laird, what were you thinking?"
"Shhh. Let's take this outside."
Raf stayed w
