[locked to Ariel]

[anneoftheisland]

Anne had certainly been kept busy in the wake of the giant waves, when a great number of people had visited the IPD office to learn just what had occured and determine what was to be done about those persons had been temporarily displaced. But as dedicated as she was to her duty, she did not hesitate to abandon her post when she heard that Ariel had been brough in to the clinic (and not only Ariel but others, though Ariel's name was the only one that stuck in her head.)

"Oh my goodness," she said, clutching at Ariel's hand as soon as she found her. "Oh Ariel, what's happened?"

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[island-anne.livejournal.com]

Anne had every intention of returning to the IPD office, where she imagined she was needed more than ever now, but not yet. There was a time for professional duty, and there was a time for familial duty, and right now she needed her wife and her wife needed her.

"I'm coming," she said, and clutched at Ariel's hand.

[sickof-swimming.livejournal.com]

Ariel slowed a little to match pace with Anne, hurrying toward the door. "As soon as we warn the Hamlet we can come back," she said.

[island-anne.livejournal.com]

Anne knew that they ought to get someone else to do it, that it was surely very dangerous out there, but so very many people she loved dearly lived in the Hamlet, and Ariel was right, they needed to know.

"We might need to climb a tree," said Anne, and tore her own skirt sufficiently that she might do so. "If something comes upon us we shall have to climb very high, very quickly. You should stay here where it's safe, Ariel, and I can go to warn them."

[sickof-swimming.livejournal.com]

Ariel looked a little wide-eyed that Anne tore her skirt like that, but her expression soon turned to one of defiance. "I know how to climb a tree," she protested. "If we go together we'll be safer with the two of us."

[island-anne.livejournal.com]

"But your arm is hurt," said Anne, giving it another worried look. "Will you be able to climb a tree with your arm like that?"

[sickof-swimming.livejournal.com]

Ariel nodded insistently. "It's only a little sore," she said. "I only needed a few stitches."

[island-anne.livejournal.com]

That still sounded quite serious to Anne, but she understood the urgency and she truly believed that if she had to she could haul Ariel up a tree in time.

"All right," she said. "Let's go. We'll have to be quick and careful."