Chapter 22 An Escape

• Jaecar pushed me down to kneel next to the bed.
• Collapsing behind me, he put his forehead against my shoulder. I could feel the heat of his skin behind me. Feel his pain and confusion and something he wanted to say but didn’t have the words.
• I imagined just a short time ago, when he was looking over my art and I was excitedly telling him about the pages while he smiled indulgently. Or when I’d happily leapt on his back in the early morning sun, and he’d teased me.