Paper Hearts: Clashing of Clans
Jaxsen nodded, a move barely perceptible, as his eyes slid shut into sleep.
“Zhoni?” Nizhoni lowered the book she had been engrossed in, then shut it, setting it aside. Without preamble, Jaxsen climbed into her lap and cuddled in an almost clutching manner. His thumb was in his mouth and Nizhoni could feel his ragged breathing against her rib cage. Nizhoni caressed the fine strands at the back of his neck with slow, calming benevolence. She did not speak, nor did she feel the need to try and persuade him to initiate parlay before he was ready. He sometimes needed space, if not in physical proximity, a mental one, like now, to gather his words and his wits. He’d begun feeling better the night
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