“What? No, I’m not crying.” Faira shifted uncomfortably and moved so only one knee rested on the ground, the other ready to pull her to a stand as the girl neared her. As the child smiled at her, Faira returned the gesture meagerly as a courtesy before the child continued speaking.

[i]How doesn’t she have a…[/i] before Faira finished her thought, the child gave them a name. Faira's eyes widened slightly, but before she could react further, she looked over at the sound of groaning and shuffling floating down the hall.

She stood as Rosaline went to investigate, the woman’s reaction making her mouth go dry. Her stomach dropped as she saw for herself what had frightened Rosaline.

[i]What [u]doesn’t[/u] this place have to throw at us?[/i]

[b]“We’re going to have to move, if we stay here they’ll rip us apart before any of us could even scream.”[/b]

“Yeah, what else is new?” Faira groaned softly in despair. “Well, let’s get outta here!”