Claire’s Pov
The days following the tense, thoughtless moments in Darien’s room were nothing but feet of avoidance. I was keeping out of Darien’s path and I guess he was doing the same thing also.
I had gone on to throw myself into anything that would keep me away from him training, spending time with Raven, and even going on to take long walks through the packed ground just the clear my head from everything cluttering my brain.
I was completely in for anything to distract myself from the growing knot in my chest, the weight of my conflicted feelings.
Darien on the other hand seemed to be giving me space. I know had tried avoiding his path, but occasionally we had found ourselves in each other's way in brief, awkward moments where we exchanged nothing more than a passing glance, but
