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There is some hairs in your nails, now that you calmed enough to notice. You really pulled her hair that hard. Your head is still pounding away, your lip is split open and one of your eyes is almost swollen shut, but she didn't do this to you. What is more. In her hands she has remedy soaked cloth. She was clearly treating you while you were out cold. Your heart skips a beat. You look up and your eyes meet.
"I am really sorry. Mira, right? I had a very bad nightmare. Woke up blinded by it." You raise your hand halfway across the bed. You give her your best reconciliatory smile. "Could you find it in you to forgive this fool?"
For a moment she just stares back at you, eyes wide and teary. You are afraid she might storm out and shoot you down, but she soon dispels that worry. Her warm hands come down to rest on yours and you can finally see her teary face. She nods. Her weak and frail smile almost breaks your heart and you can't help but smile back.
It is then that the door swings open and another Qartian steps through. Captain Sammyak. The Sheish himself. His eyes meet yours, then Mira's, then fly back at you.
"What the fuck did you do?" His voice is almost a whisper. His hand quickly drop to his blade and he closes so fast you don't have time to answer.
Mira jumps up and stands between you and Sammyak.
"It is ok, Sammy! Just got scared! He didn't hurt me."
The Sheish looks at her, then at you and then to the guard. She gives a barely noticeable nod. He seems to deflate noticeably.
"I heard you scream and my heart almost leapt outta my chest."
"It is ok, Sammy." She says, cooing him with some light caresses behind his ear. "He didn't do nothing. It was just a bad dream."
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