<em>~ Maddi with Elijah, in his hut ~</em><br/><br/>After letting her thoughts drift for a few minutes, Maddi felt the tension change in Elijah's hand and as she turned her head to look at him his own eyes opened and turned towards hers.  "Hi there," she said softly, feeling her voice crack a little, relieved he sounded calmer, even if he still looked a little worried, even slightly confused almost.<br/><br/>She liked her hand in his, she felt she needed the contact of another human being, it made being alive more real, even more.......  well, just more. In fact right now she'd rather his arms were wrapped round her and she could feel his heartbeat, and the heat of his body.<br/><br/>She swallowed lumpily, still finding no moisture in her mouth and grimacing slightly at the taste, saying in a slightly hoarse voice,   "You know I'd kill for some water right now"