She turns to me and a hand flies to her chest in a gasp.
On the outside, it may look like I'm calm as I lean against a tree, but I've been nothing but worried from the moment she was picked up by the patrol until now. I knew she would be fine, but nothing is ever certain, and that small chance of danger had me constantly on edge.
Seeing her now, with her hair covered in blood, didn't do much to calm the inner storm.
"Sh-t, you scared me!" Aniu says.
"I guess I don't walk as loud as I used to," I say. I mean it as a joke, but the worry of seeing blood on the back of her hair makes it come out to harsh.
I walk towards her and prod at the back of her head gently. She winces, but the moment she sees the worry in my eyes, she assures me, "This isn't my blood. I'm just a little tender fro
