Re: AFTERMATH
"Yeah." Stevie doesn't want to talk about what happened. The images of the people that surrounded her as they ripped her gem from her body, a feat she didn't realize was possible by anyone without incredible amounts of power, will haunt her in her dreams for as long as she's at Derleth.
There's an awful a lot of awful things we could be thinking of But for just one day, let's only think about love!
The way her dying body was tossed overboard after they had what they wanted.
But for just one day let's only think about...
The slap of the water, the sound of the splash that registered moments later.
Old habits died hard for Stevie. She made herself smile at Carver's caring suggestion and nodded. "Good night, Carver."