"Yes. All of us are marked, and we all escaped from the City and Krov. Your stress is unnecessary." This was what Keyan was good at, reassurance. She felt accomplished. All day she had pictured herself as the weak link in the "Family" chain. It was good to feel like she was making a contribution, no matter how tiny.<br/>She noticed the slight change in color of the mark on Sheela's wrist. None of the others had one that dark, and hers seemed to relax in time with her mood. It was both interesting and compelling, but Keyan had a feeling that it would be best not to ask.<br/>"We saved a plate for you. You can come out whenever you are ready." Keyan smiled timidly at her, and shifted her gaze to Sammi.<br/>"Could I take a walk? I need to get away from all of this. If I don't have some kind of peace for just a little bit, I'm going to have a meltdown." She asked.<br/>"I won't be far away, or be gone very long. If you shout I'll hear you." She added, seeing the look on Sammi's face. She turned and walked out of the cave before she had time to say no. If Sam could sit on walls and spy on Murderous Douche Bags, then by God she could take a peaceful walk through the forest.<br/>Keyan knew that Sammi was just trying to protect her, and she appreciated the shielding. She even welcomed it. But, she NEEDED this. She needed a few minutes of peace, to balance out YEARS of crazy.