In truth, treating an injured human and treating an injured animal weren't that different; the former was just able to put a voice to their wounds and illnesses. Soh didn't even realize that Tal was treating her with anything but kindness and gentleness, and even if she had, she wouldn't have minded. He was helping, and it meant more to her than she could say.
When he returned to the kitchen, Soh leaned back in her chair with the damp rag over her left eye, staring up at the ceiling with the right, unseeing. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad, Tal knowing. After all, she'd tried to do what he'd told her - she'd tried to run, and when that didn't work, she just reacted in a way that would get her home. But she still couldn't shake the feeling that she was somehow dirty, somehow less than for her crime, and so she sat in silence, trying very hard to think of nothing at all.
Tal brought her a cup of tea, which she accepted with a murmured, "Thank you." She didn't notice his response to the knife, but she sat up a little straighter and tried her best to focus on only her friend, not anything from the night before. She tried to think of food, and her stomach rolled. "I - I ate last night, before..." She trailed off, looking away.
When he returned to the kitchen, Soh leaned back in her chair with the damp rag over her left eye, staring up at the ceiling with the right, unseeing. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad, Tal knowing. After all, she'd tried to do what he'd told her - she'd tried to run, and when that didn't work, she just reacted in a way that would get her home. But she still couldn't shake the feeling that she was somehow dirty, somehow less than for her crime, and so she sat in silence, trying very hard to think of nothing at all.
Tal brought her a cup of tea, which she accepted with a murmured, "Thank you." She didn't notice his response to the knife, but she sat up a little straighter and tried her best to focus on only her friend, not anything from the night before. She tried to think of food, and her stomach rolled. "I - I ate last night, before..." She trailed off, looking away.
