bite down on my winchester

Isla waves him off, though her smile is kind; this isn't about what has happened to her infirmary, this is about Nate and all that is causing him to come apart at the seams. So she nods to hear Sunjata will join his husband for a day in the Grounds, feeling her shoulders relax somewhat. "I think that will be good for the two of you. And I think you should probably go soon. As you said, things have a habit of happening all at once, so snatch the break before the next thing comes along." Which is exactly why Sunjata has to compartmentalise, she realises, Isla's smile growing a touch sad as she reaches out to give his shoulder a gentle squeeze. "You are a lot stronger than you think," she murmurs, before letting out a long sigh. "Is there anything I can do to help?" ISLA when it's just the two of us, only the two of us, I could die