“If I don’t see you before I leave tomorrow,” he said, “then until I get back, just…be safe.” She only nodded again. She didn’t trust herself to speak. The concern in his tone had caused a strange sensation in her stomach. She wasn’t sure what it was; she couldn’t—wouldn’t—put a name to that fluttering feeling. It might not even be worth naming. It might be gone before the morning. Gods, she hoped it would be gone. Because somehow it felt more dangerous than any of the monsters they’d faced together thus far.
