Mara shook her head when he started to tug at her hand. "No," she murmured, trying to pull her hand back away from him. "Leave me alone," she protested, slowly rolling herself over onto her side. She coughed and spasmed a little, her entire body in a state of shock. Soon the pain would start to set in, and if she didn't fall asleep soon she was going to be very irritable.