Shady

"There is no option to do the right thing," Jerica breathed, pulling an arrow out of the quiver to give her hands something to fiddle with. She brushed the fletching ...

"No," Jerica snapped. She took a deep breath, realizing she was lashing out at Eve for no reason whatsoever. "I mean, yeah, I guess. Kind of. I don't know. I'm ...

"Because I..." Jerica hesitated, laying an arm over her own abdomen protectively as she tried to think of a way to explain this that didn't paint her as an absolute ...

"I mean, Biryn had--" Jerica cut herself off. There was no point in airing her dirty laundry. "I got into a fight with... well, it's not that out of the ...

Jerica thought for a moment. "I don't remember," she admitted at last. She was silent for a long moment as she tried to think through what the last thing she ...

"I do too," Jerica agreed. Finally, some common ground between them. "I've been thinking about it and I can't figure out who would want to do this to us. There ...

The silence between them was oppressive. But Jerica didn't know what to do to fix it, since she'd apparently offended Eve when she'd tried to offer to slow down for ...

Jerica rubbed her face, frustrated at how passive-aggressive Eve was being. Again. "Yeah."

"This is exactly what I'm talking about," Jerica sighed. "We need to find the pace that works for both of us, not just the one that works for me, and ...

"I mean, this is going to be a long trip." Jerica shrugged. At least, she thought it was, considering how far they'd walked yesterday without getting anywhere at all. The ...

"Yeah," Jerica agreed lamely. She stood up and slung the quiver onto her back, then slid the bow over her arm, ready for however long of a trek it was ...

Jerica fell into silence as she nursed her loaf of bread as long as she possibly could. It was going to be painful, carrying along rations with full knowledge of ...

"Well..." Jerica looked around. "Technically, it's one of four... but I don't want to get pelted with hail again, so, yeah, I guess. 23 words

Jerica took another bite, this time forcing herself to chew it more slowly so it would last longer. She wasn't sure what it was that Eve wasn't comprehending. It seemed ...

"Mm." Jerica vaguely remembered her professor saying something about bread making people fat -- she'd never seen it, but he claimed it was true -- and took the loaf that ...