She stands slowly, stretching out all her limbs. The moon pressure is still high here, so she feels like moving. (Now she knows why he runs.)
She brushes the leaves off his skin and stands while he does the same for her. They dress quickly and head back to the portal at an easy lope.
The Library is a vast change from the forest.
Dam stops just inside the portal, obviously struggling with his bone. River turns and speaks to the center of the room. "CAL, can he keep this one little bit?"
The girl appears, looking a bit chagrined. "Only if he can come back for a visit later."
"Yes, of course he can." River leaves Richard's side to bend to speak with the girl.
"You're coming back too, aren't you?"
"Yes, dear. How could I stay away?"
"But you're not -- the same. And you're not going to revert, are you?"
Yes, of course, she saw everything that happened in the book. "No, I'm not the same, and I don't want to revert. That doesn't mean I'm leaving for good."
CAL looks at her with big, dark eyes. "Promise?"
"As much as I can, my dear." River gathers CAL in her arms and gives her a tight squeeze. "As much as I can."
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Date: 2009-06-02 05:52 am (UTC)She brushes the leaves off his skin and stands while he does the same for her. They dress quickly and head back to the portal at an easy lope.
The Library is a vast change from the forest.
Dam stops just inside the portal, obviously struggling with his bone. River turns and speaks to the center of the room. "CAL, can he keep this one little bit?"
The girl appears, looking a bit chagrined. "Only if he can come back for a visit later."
"Yes, of course he can." River leaves Richard's side to bend to speak with the girl.
"You're coming back too, aren't you?"
"Yes, dear. How could I stay away?"
"But you're not -- the same. And you're not going to revert, are you?"
Yes, of course, she saw everything that happened in the book. "No, I'm not the same, and I don't want to revert. That doesn't mean I'm leaving for good."
CAL looks at her with big, dark eyes. "Promise?"
"As much as I can, my dear." River gathers CAL in her arms and gives her a tight squeeze. "As much as I can."