I giggle, thanking her as I take one from her, and beginning to wrap it around the gash. I didn't unfreeze it until I was almost done, so it didn't spurt too much blood.
"You're family marking? Which family do you come from?" I ask, curiously. "Oh, we, sorry if that's a little personal. You don't have to answer that if you don't want to..."
I explore all of the houses in the south half of the village, until I find her sitting in one.
"Kaori?" I ask cautiously, not walking all of the way in.
Putting my good am around her shoulder, I said, "Friends are there to help you get through things... life is a lot tougher if you don't have any. Trust me, I tried that For several years of school.... You have friends, don't shy away from them."