HoneyedHopes
Professional Asskicker
Naloru breathed a sigh of relief when Sig moved to the bar. At least that meant she was satisfied. But Naloru still couldn't answer her.
"I'I'm really not," she said weakly. She was about to reach her limit. "Look, why don't you help yourself to the kitchen? I'll be right back. I promise!"
Naloru didn't wait–lest Sigdis try and stop her physically–and ran out of the inn, Bartrand on her heels. She ran to the greenhouse, slamming the door behind her and locking it. She breathed in. She breathed out. Then she slumped against the door and willed herself not to cry. By Sithis, she'd cried more in the last three weeks than in her entire life. She didn't want to make a habit of it.
She couldn't avoid the situation forever, but Naloru would be damned if she let Sigdis force her into spilling Grim's secrets. So, she set herself to work on gathering herbs, specifically ones to fight infection and improve the healing process. In a few hours she'd head back to the inn, and maybe by then, Grim would be awake. Or at least, Sigdis would have enough drinks in her to make her amiable again.
"I'I'm really not," she said weakly. She was about to reach her limit. "Look, why don't you help yourself to the kitchen? I'll be right back. I promise!"
Naloru didn't wait–lest Sigdis try and stop her physically–and ran out of the inn, Bartrand on her heels. She ran to the greenhouse, slamming the door behind her and locking it. She breathed in. She breathed out. Then she slumped against the door and willed herself not to cry. By Sithis, she'd cried more in the last three weeks than in her entire life. She didn't want to make a habit of it.
She couldn't avoid the situation forever, but Naloru would be damned if she let Sigdis force her into spilling Grim's secrets. So, she set herself to work on gathering herbs, specifically ones to fight infection and improve the healing process. In a few hours she'd head back to the inn, and maybe by then, Grim would be awake. Or at least, Sigdis would have enough drinks in her to make her amiable again.