now shifting to a more golden hue, Falken's secondary eye-lids protecting herself But as the sun continued to climb and the daylight came, Falken realized it couldn't be that hot already. Falken's skin was beginning to itch from the blankets roughness so Falken dropped it from her shoulders. Feeling momentarily cooler, she wondered if perhaps Falken were catching some native illness, though they had both received full inoculations. Falken felt her forehead and was surprised to find it slightly damp with sweat. Standing up, the blanket sliding down to rest at her feet, Falken considered going into the lake. The water looked cool and refreshing, just what Falken needed to sate this fire that was overtaking her... Then T'Shaul gasped in realization, and probed Ethan through the Bond.
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