Sep 14, 2010 14:30
It was a relief to be free of the Compound and back home, even if the cut in her leg left Eden hobbling around. She shouldn't have been putting much weight on it and she tried not to, but she couldn't bear just to sit still all day. It would heal just fine whether or not she was on her feet, as long as she was careful.
Besides, the storm had torn up her roof some. While it hadn't been too terrible, the resulting hole that needed patching had let wind and rain in and she wasn't about to just let that mess sit around while she had nothing else to do. Limping about the room, taking care not to make too much use of her bandaged leg, she was in the process of picking things up when someone was at the door.
"Come on in," she called out, books tucked under her arm as she headed for the bookshelf.