[She notices that pause, and for a moment, her mind starts to turn down the familiar roads, the ugly thoughts that-
But the pause lasts a little too long. Actually, she's not hearing his footsteps in the sand, either. She wheels around in time to see the creature hefting Shealtiel's unconscious form-]
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But the pause lasts a little too long. Actually, she's not hearing his footsteps in the sand, either. She wheels around in time to see the creature hefting Shealtiel's unconscious form-]