Rhydian;
My heart thrums in panic as I stare at Koda, who is unable to breathe.
This isn't the kind of breathlessness that comes from running or fighting or shifting.
No… this is sharp and wild, like something trying to rip him apart from the inside. He's been suffering this for the past few days, but this one is worse than any of the others I've seen him endure.
He is sitting hunched over on the edge of his bed in his hut, with his palms pressed against his knees. His gaze is on the ground, and every breath he takes sounds laboured.
He needed help, but he had forbidden me from telling anyone what's happening. According to him, everyone is going through something right now, and he won't add to their worry.
It's almost like he needs to be somewhere else. His body is screaming it.
It is beginning to seem like being here in Gravemaw is a punishment to him.
