"What happened?" she asked, her voice still slightly subdued, as the realization dawned on her that asking Shadow to check on Keman left her alone with Valyn. A shirtless Valyn. Her cheeks started turning slightly pinkish.

"With Keman, I mean. I felt him. We were coming to find you, and then the bird..." She shuddered at the memory; the grotesque thing would probably haunt her nightmares for days.