((shoooooort))

[color=D6CC88]"No, I have Wyth.  And Ethan...."  Amuné shook her head, not having much trouble understanding Geoffrey's rough accent.  "But you can be alone even with people, you can!  And we're doing that to Cecil -- why do you think he ran off?"  She frowned, pulling herself to a sitting position.  "A few days ago, that could have been me," she added, her voice very soft.  Why had Nymira accepted her, but not Cecil?  Was it because he could fight and so she expected him to be rough and never cry, like the boys back home?  That wasn't right either.

"Just because she's Dimuran doesn't mean she gets to be a meanie."  The girl folded her arms and glared at the Muran.  "And I'm not going to bed, not yet.  I want to be up when Ethan and Cecil get back."  Her gaze dropped to her hands.  "I want to make sure they're okay."[/color]