Time passed, she didn't know how long, it would have been seconds or it could have been hours. She grew cold, not in body but on the inside, within her soul. She was going to die. The horrible certainty settled over her like a smothering blanket, today she was going to die here, with her two children besides her. She didn't fear her death, no, what she feared was her children wandering around lost in the wilderness slowly starving to death or taken by some savage monster. Several times she told them to go, to go find Uncle Tal but they refused to leave her, already their loyalty to her strong.
Then from the trees came yet another vision, an apparition of a pale woman with coppery tresses of hair. The loud snarl however, was something that broke her slowly fading visage, and agian her eyes widened. Payne and Nate-River screamed in terror at this unknown assailant, this scary looking woman who was so fierce and with such anger in her eyes. Weakly Gemma tried to move, tried to shield the children with her body, her voice an echo, D..d..don't hut them. She vaguely acknowledged the mention of her brother and tried to speak again, her voice bubbling up through the blood a second time, Tell... Tal..ie..sin. Take the kids... back to.. Aniwaya. With that the woman's last ounce of strength gave out and she slumped lifelessly, falling into the black abyss. Nate-River was already growling at Skye in his tiny voice, his tail tucked under his stomach but despite his terror, his words were angry, No hurt Mama! 'tay 'way!
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