RAVENNA
I woke up to Riven’s tiny hands wrapped around my shirt, her head resting on my shoulder and her breathing soft and even. She was already awake, but she hadn’t moved. I could feel the tension in her body, the way she clung to me like her life depended on it. She hadn’t eaten a single thing since we returned from Night-glass, not even yesterday.
She was still shaken, but a little more grounded than yesterday. That hollow, faraway look in her eyes hadn’t left, but now it flickered with something else, confusion? Maybe safety? I wasn’t sure.
“Would you love to eat something, honey?” I asked softly, brushing a few strands of her hair back.
She gave the tiniest nod, barely perceptible, but I caught it. I smiled gently, trying to make her feel and know that everything was okay, alth
