The pit | I fell in the pit

The relief that crashed over Vervain was palpable, the huntress letting out a shaky breath at realising that, for better or for worse, Remi was still in there somewhere. He could be reached, however briefly, and she winced to see the fight going on between man and beast. "You're right, I don't." She shook her head. "And I won't, unless you tell me." Tenatively, she moved towards the mouth of the pit again. "...It makes you feel safe, doesn't it?" It was a wild guess but wild pretty much described everything going on here right now. "The lion, I mean. You don't have to think about anything, or make decisions, or face whatever has happened. I think I understand, but it's been days, Remi. You can't do this forever." vervain where the wild things are