[Ava's POV]
The Den felt really heavy now. It had not felt this way for a time. The walls of The Den used to be filled with the sound of people talking, training sessions and friends joking around.
The Den was like a family, to us.. Now The Den is really quiet. The quiet is weird. It feels like it is hard to breathe.
The Den usually has a lot of energy. Now it is still. This stillness does not feel right. Something big has changed at The Den. Something big has shifted at The Den.
Ava stood in the middle of everything and she could barely breathe. Her chest felt really tight like something heavy was sitting on her lungs. The excitement from the rescue was starting to fade.. What was bothering Ava was not how tired she was from the rescue. It was something that was affecting her. The r
