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"Maybe think about it a bit, before you go?" Isla suggests with a soft smile, not that she has even the smallest inkling about what he's going through. "That way maybe you might have a clearer head." Luckily for Sunjata, Isla is the sort of woman used to shouldering the weight of other people's ailments, and she takes his in stride. "How long are you going to be in the Grounds? You can come back to the Temple with me, if you like. I just have a few patients to check on, but then I'll be done. The distraction might be nice." It's better than fretting about everything and rolling it around in his mind. "How is Nate? Is he here with you?" ISLA when it's just the two of us, only the two of us, I could die