Ralla was glad to see that Ayasha had at least stuck close to her, at least, so that she wouldn't have to search for Ayasha as well; especially since Saphrina was beginning to freeze up. The girl's coughs were rough and scratchy, making Ralla's own throat ache in sympathy. Her heart slowed a little more when Saphrina showed signs of warming and movement, her adoptive daughter's good eye opening to see them. The green was like looking into a mirror, even if the hues did vary oh-so-very-slightly. But the inner hearts were so alike; Ralla, too, had been terrified of a great many things at that age, although she had not been afraid for her life as Saphrina was.
"Settle down, Saphrina," she soothed, trying to get Saphrina swaddled back into the blankets. "Your body's still cold." It was a fact more than a question, and Ralla smoothed out the gray fluff, feeling for any residual moisture. In a very motherly fashion she began to groom Saphrina in a way close to how Ralla's own mother had groomed her when she was young. Ralla had noticed that it had happened much more during the winter months rather than the summer; not being very rambunctious, Ralla had not been prone to getting very dirty in either season, although the grooming kept her warm for an unfathomable reason. She licked from the base of Saphrina's neck to the tip of her head, giving the girl a cowlick, and continued to groom her in this fashion until the puffed-out fur was slightly more manageable, although nonetheless poofy. "You're alright. See? She's alright," she said first to Saphrina and then to Ayasha. The white, older girl's chatter was calming because it held a sense of normalcy for the situation and it kept Saphrina grounded; words from the living usually had power and pull enough to at least try and combat the spirit of death. Saphrina was lucky to have escaped so. "Saphrina, why'd you run off again? I know you had quite a fright, but there's nothing here that will hurt you. I promise."
Moon walks. "Moon talks." Moon thinks.
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