Sand and Blood and Shadow

“The children are with Gaara,” he says. He coughs; there’s a long, burning pain down his spine that seems to stab through his lungs when he breathes. “He’ll take care of them.”

“Yes,” she says. She licks her lips and tastes blood. “I never thought I’d see the day.”

They’re lying on their backs, both of them. The ( Read more... )