The Sooner the Better

His bright gaze was brought back to her form as she spoke, his attention easily refocusing on her. She didn't feel like she had the energy to smile, but his was soft and warmed her gently. He'd answer her honestly, introducing himself as well as telling her she was in Donostrea. The pack she'd smelled before she'd fallen asleep, Glacier's pack. This was Glacier's brother she had to assume, most of them were siblings he said. He'd question her then, asking why it was she'd come to Donostrea. Her pale features would turn a pale shade of pink. "I was stupid." She was honest at least. "I came here looking for my brother, I didn't think to eat, or sleep.. or drink really. I need to find him so badly, I neglected my health." She was speaking much easier, those words were the most she'd said since leaving her parents. "I fell asleep on the border, not realizing that I might not have woken up were it not for um, your brother? Glacier." He'd found her laying there half starved and dehydrated. She still felt tired, the meal in her belly now very much ready to be digested. "He found me, and I guess set me up here. The last I remember is him telling me it was going to be okay."
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