Chapter 99
“I’ve gotten used to it.” There was a horrific fascination with seeing her own body mutilated. Serien wondered if she felt so calm because even her body didn’t feel like hers. Nothing belonged to her anymore, not even her name. “No, this is bad.” Daniel rummaged through his pack. “I need to go to a cleric.” “No!” She gripped his wrist. “They’ll ask questions.” “No, they won’t.” Daniel assured her. “Serien, you’re no one. I’m mostly no one. Soldiers get hurt all the time. Stop worrying.” He rested a palm on her head and quickly departed. Serien struggled with the emotions silently warring in her that followed his absence: guilt, shame, pain, exhaustion, and relief. She was happy not to be alone. Daniel re-bandaged her leg and refused to train with her for a week after that. She spent m
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