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[ Oh, this is weird, he's touching her. And the closer he is, the easier it is for her to spy just how disfigured he's become (after all, it was easier to ignore when he was sitting in his little corner, but now he's right next to her!!). She holds her breath, only releases it when she feels her foot is free and she laughs brokenly with relief. ]

Thanks - Eustace..

[ Luckily for her, her body is so busy fighting the contagion that it has no real energy to spare being allergic to him, or the dust, the dirt, the hay, so she's relatively fine being so close like this. It means her mind is clear, even if her body isn't, when she says with a mix of surprise and gratitude: ]

That was really nice of you..