Arteriole (edit2)

[Shay]

This was fun to read. I had a problem with this line:
which laid on the ground a short distance apart.

I get its reference to the title but it seems to refer to the scar, or is it the heart, either way I don't get what it is set apart from. I'll keep trying to get it but I'm sure you can clarify this.

Thanks for the read and the dip into the dictionary.

I agree, the phrasing here is rather confusing. It's meant to refer to the heart.
Thank you for your comment!