Like Terran, Thorn ate his deer like a wolf!
Their quiet moment ended when Aasen stood up from the rock.
"What is it?"
"I was wondering," he said looking down at her, "I know you're family died, but there seems to be something you're hiding. You always have. Its like an invisible rock on your head and you seemed to be crushed by it...when Thorn was sick, back when you reached Mizar's castle that first night, the nurses all said you were crying out a name...and then when you almost died when Decay struck again at the cottage, you called out the name again. Who was Alida?"
Leila gaped up at him. Not ready, nor able to answer him.