I Remember

He looked at Resin a moment longer, before she cracked open her one good eye and told him not to look so sullen. He jumped, if just a little, at her sudden words. She looked like such a fearsome beast, like some great monster had chewed her up one day and found her too difficult a meal to swallow, and spat her back out again.

“I-I wanted to say thanks” he admitted, shuffling his feet awkwardly. “For looking out for me, and not telling” he explained. It was not much of an explanation, but there was no doubt as to what incident he referred to.