Vervain
”It’s certainly an experience.” Vai smiles softly to Nate, feeling her own eyes start to prickle just to see him acting a little more like himself. She respects him too much to pretend it’s all fine, running her thumb over the back of his hand. ”You’ve got nothing to apologise for. Besides, you can run the clinic for a bit when you’re feeling better, and I’ll take a vacation. Sound like a plan?” The attempt at levity is as much for herself as it is for Nate, and she tilts her head as he tries to give her as much information as he can.
Packing all of that away for later contemplation - Amalia, and Sam, maybe others - as she feels the heat from his forehead and tries to whip up a breeze to cool him off, Vai can’t help but think that it’s going to do the opposite as he leans against her. But to hear Nate, and to realise that she’s lost him again, the witch sighs softly and wraps an arm around his shoulders, her free hand still holding onto his. ”I think you should stay off today,” she says. ”Maybe even tomorrow, too.”
Packing all of that away for later contemplation - Amalia, and Sam, maybe others - as she feels the heat from his forehead and tries to whip up a breeze to cool him off, Vai can’t help but think that it’s going to do the opposite as he leans against her. But to hear Nate, and to realise that she’s lost him again, the witch sighs softly and wraps an arm around his shoulders, her free hand still holding onto his. ”I think you should stay off today,” she says. ”Maybe even tomorrow, too.”
