"But… But why there?" Rin asked through hyperventilating breaths. "You know where it is, Fal. You saved me from there. Why do you need me to go back?"
"You know the place far better than I do," Fal said, "If we go there, and there's any clue to be found as to where Clan Pren has moved onto after that raid, you're the one that's going to be most likely to find it. We need a guide, Rin, and you're the only one we've got."
We may have been from different species but I was fast learning that the look of devastation was the same no matter what planet you were born on. Rin's head was hung low, her breaths came in slow shaky sobs, and she seemed to have lost all of her energy.
But slowly. With each of those shaky breaths. It was as if a complete transformation was taking place.
She was becoming stronger with each inhale, blowing out her worries with every exhale.
"Fine," she said after a few moments, her voice cold and hard, "Let's get this over with."
