Sean pursed his lips at her sneeze. “I have a lighter in my pocket. You can use it to light some firewood for warmth.”

Natalie's eyes brightened at his words. “You have a lighter? Why didn't you collect some wood and build a fire sooner then?”

“I can't walk,” Sean muttered as his gaze landed on his crooked leg.

Her eyes widened as he followed his gaze. “Your leg-”

“It is broken,” Sean interrupted and finished her sentence. His nonchalance made it seem like they were talking about dinner instead of discussing his broken limb.

Natalie's voice shook as she commented, “No wonder you said you can't walk.”

“Oh, both my arms are dislocated as well,” Sean added.

Natalie took a deep breath and looked at him in pity. “Damn, that's really unlucky of you.”

She had merely suffered minor scratches and cuts from the fall.

The state of his injuries were shocking.

said, “Yes. I was

as the branch snapped. She was relatively unscathed because he had used his own body

million years; yet, he did not feel regret at the sight of his injured

must have

self-deprecating smile appeared

toward him.

just above my thigh.” He indicated the exact spot

placement of his lighter. She

at her and teased, “Why?

him. “Who says

hand into his pocket and

could care less

Though it was out of shape, it worked fine, so Natalie sighed in

collect some firewood; wait for me here,” she said to Sean

shrouded in mist after the recent rainfall. The fresh air in the mountains

breath. She

have gone

smile appeared

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