Heartstone Snippet #3
Eric caught
the Stonebearer before she hit the ground.
Great.
After fighting off the Gawan-spawn, she'd taken one look at him and keeled over
like a terror-struck chuba.
Feeling
vaguely insulted, he laid her on the ground. He'd left his clothes in a nearby
tree when he'd arrived on this planet. Perhaps, if he dressed, when she
regained consciousness she'd be more amenable to his newly altered plan. He had
to see to her safety. At least until she revealed the location of the
Heartstone.
When he
realized that he'd knelt beside her absently stroking her hair, he yanked his
hand away and took a deep, calming breath. It wasn't lost on him that he'd
called her by name, even used the less formal clan name, rather than the title
her status demanded. A title, he reminded himself, that would keep distance
between them. When he thought he could maintain a certain detachment, he looked
at her again.
She
appeared unhurt, thank the Stones. Her breathing was steady. He pried her mouth
open. It didn't appear the Gawan-spawn had had time to Infest her. He hoped it
hadn't.
Hearing a
noise, his head whipped around. His entire body tensed, poised on the brink of
shape shifting. The wind whispered through the clearing. A curious tree-rodent
scampered higher among the branches of its tree home. Near the stream, a small,
hornless herbivore cautiously dipped its head toward the burbling water. From a
farther distance, he heard a dog bark, then fall silent.
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