Meeting the Resistance
Twenty-Six: Clay
I was on first watch tonight. I don’t know what came over me but I sat right across from Lyra with the fire in the middle of us. Normally I try to stay far away but I can’t tonight. I feel like I’m stretched to thin. I haven’t been able to sleep at all during our trek. Not with her being so close but so far away at the same time. I know it was my own decision but I have to stay close to her. I promised myself to make sure no harm comes to her. I already feel like she is apart of me for some reason. It must be the mate bond that Tabby told me about.
I couldn’t help but to stare at her while she slept. She looks so peaceful and beautiful in this ugly world we live in. Then I remember how she wears her heart on her sleave for everyone to see. I look
