"No excuses needed for reavers. No justification. Just primal anger." River looked down at the apple then at Adah. After a moment of hesitation she offered the apple, still pierced on the knife to the other girl.

She should have stayed away from apples. The taste and consistency brought back too many memories associated with touching and tasting Adah, who was sitting just next to her. She looked away, pulling up her mental barriers a little more.