A Creature of Extraordinary Grace - Plot End (Closed to Simon)

[makemeastone]

When they'd arrived, officially arrived, it had been like the haze of terror had cleared and she'd become incredibly calm. She knew what to do, this was what she had be made for. A weapon, not a girl. Trying so hard to be a real girl had been the problem, had left her vulnerable and bare

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[timeto_wakeup]

As he always was in times of emergency, Simon was at the clinic, or what passed for the village's clinic right now--but no one had seen or heard from River, and Simon couldn't take it anymore. He went looking for her.

He missed the fight, thankfully--there was no telling how he would've handled being faced with that--but found her in the aftermath and couldn't tell from the distance if she was breathing. With his throat tight, he ran across the distance between them and dropped to her side.

"River? River!" He laid his hands on either side of her neck, felt a pulse, saw her chest move with a breath. He checked her over carefully for injuries before he lifted her up to carry her to the clinic.

[makemeastone]

"Ten more minutes mother..." she muttered, half conscious and apparently dreaming.

[timeto_wakeup]

"It's okay, River," Simon promised, moving through the messy streets as fast as he could manage. "You can rest all you want."

[makemeastone]

His voice was soothing, and she curled closer as he carried her. Could she be a real girl again?