Chapter 5
To be honest the car is decent. Full furnished and more reliable than old reliable by leaps and bounds. For starters there is an actual floor on the car. Still the silence from the back is bothering Aranea. Ever since they left Meldacio she’s been getting the silent treatment. She doesn’t understand the big deal. She’s been hurt before and sure it’s not a good thing but that’s why there are back up phoenix downs on each of them for big emergencies and it wasn’t a big emergency.
Aranea sighs leaning her head against the window as Biggs drives. She looks behind her seat and sees Luna reading her oracle book not even glancing her way. Wow Luna has to be sturdy or strong? Whatever you want to call it if she can read while a car is moving. She can’t read in a moving vehicle of any kind without getting sick. Still this isn’t the time to notice her good qualities they’re mad at each other so they should stay mad…for a little while longer.
Biggs coughs bringing Aranea’s attention back to the front. There’s a road check up ahead and she’s not looking forward to it.
“What should we do boss,” asks Biggs, I think it’s the only way to get through Duscae.
Without even looking up from her book Luna speaks. “Why don’t you try fighting the patrol officers and see what happens? It might work out for the best right Aranea,” she clips glaring at her from the backseat.
Aranea ignores her, “yeah I don’t need a backseat driver thanks.”
“Driving? You’ve been stopped for awhile now. I guess these check points are getting more serious. Maybe even more dangerous,” she snips. “But sure, let’s go fight them, right?”
Aranea turns around in her seat, “what is your deal today? You’ve been silent since-”
“Boss we need a plan,” says Biggs tapping Aranea on the shoulder as the car in front moves up to the check point.
Aranea sigh and tap her fingers against the wheel before looking at an abandoned dirt road. It looks like it might go around the check point and if not, at least they can plan their next move before getting found. She moves the car forward turning left down the dirt road looking in the rearview mirror to see if they are being followed. After a few nervous minutes of looking behind them Aranea sighs and slows the car down. “So, what road did we turn down? Where is it going to lead out of?”
Wedge has the map pulled out on his lap and scratches his head. “Hmm it’s the backway to Lestallum.”
“I thought you could only get there by the bridge?” Asks Biggs.
“You do but this is forked to where you are going into the country road, less lights and people around,” he says. “Do you guys hear that?”
“Hear what,” asks Aranea.
“Buzzing,” he says before a jolt is felt from the roof of the car. Aranea sees the indent on the roof of the car and turns her gaze back on the road cursing. A hoard of MTs had just started falling from the imperial ship above them. Aranea dodges the falling MTs as best as she can but they just seem to keep landing around the moving car. She swerves the car around and tries to head out the way she came but it’s blocked by MTs.
“We don’t have a choice,” she says stopping the car suddenly making the MT on the roof fly off into a group of them. She exits out of the car quickly followed by Biggs and Wedge who begin to shoot off the MTs as fast as they can.
They need to make this quick. They don’t have enough supplies for a full battle since the last fight. Aranea slashes though one of the MTs trying to draw them away from the car. If the car gets destroyed, it’ll take that much longer to get Luna to Insomnia and at the moment Aranea does not want to spend any more time that she has to with her.
Aranea stabs the next MT coming her way before hearing a loud honking sound. She blocks one of the MTs catching outside her eye a group of startled Kujata racing towards them. This battle is going to fail. She needs to think of something fast Biggs and Wedge are on the top fighting their own battle and Luna…Luna is nowhere to be found.
Aranea blocks the next attack from the MT before shooting herself towards the largest Kujata. If she can kill the leader, they should back off right? She doesn’t get time to land the first blow. It’s quick when it happens. Darkness fills the sky; clouds form out of nowhere. The Kujata pause in their chaos looking up at the sky before Ramuh appears above the group.
Ramuh an astral had just appeared over them and was summoning his strength to smite them all. Could the day get any worse? Aranea looks to Biggs and Wedge who have taken cover as much as they can with the oblivious MTs and daemons not recognizing the presence of an astral. Aranea slashes the nearest MT in her way looking for any place to be a safe spot when she feels the air tingle and become sharp. She feels the ground shake under her as a loud crack sounds in the air. She covers herself on the ground as wind blows around her. Once she feels the world is done shaking and the fact, she is still alive after the calamity she looks over her shoulder and sees MTs, and daemons slewed all around her.
She sits up dusting the dirt from her clothes looking around at the destruction of an astral. She sees Biggs and Wedge still huddled together against the boulder and stands on shaky legs taking in the scene shock written over her face.
She feels a gush of wind come from above and sees Ramuh’s large hand opening his palm upon the area he just destroyed. Luna walks from the Astrals hand like nothing has happened and offers a word of thanks to Ramuh before the hand disintegrates. She turns around glowing golden eyes staring at Aranea. Aranea can’ get her mouth to work as Luna walks towards her the glow and color change of her eyes diminishing slowly.
Luna stands before Aranea and looks at her frowning, “shall we be on our way?”
Aranea opens and closes her mouth unable to respond as Luna pushes past her. Aranea blinks before turning around rushing after Luna. “Wait, wait, wait. Hold on you just jumped down from an astral!”
“Ramuh actually,” she responds pausing in her step as Aranea nods her head trying to process the million of questions coursing through her mind right now. Such as why is Luna so calm about this? How did the astral even appear? Why are none of them dead?
“Luna an astral obliterated everything but us how-”
“I asked Ramuh for help,” she says furrowing her brows. “Oracles do have connections to the Astrals, we can ask them for help or guidance.”
Aranea claps both her hands together biting her lips before pointing both hands towards Luna. “Luna an astral came down and helped us just because you asked?!”
Luna smirks, “oh like it’s that difficult to do.” She places her hands on her hips. “Really I don’t see how that is any different than what you did in Meldacio.”
Aranea flinches, “that’s different. The guy I was fighting was human not a hoard of MTs and daemons. You decided to get an astral involved that’s never a good thing.”
Luna glares at her, “You didn’t see the daemon behind you. They were charging for you while you were fighting the MTs.” She stands closer in her space. “It was going to kill you.”
Aranea licks her lips before shrugging, “so I almost died by a daemon I don’ know why that would be important. You’d still have Biggs and Wedge to lead you to Insomnia.”
Luna clenches her teeth letting out a tense yell. “Because you’re my friend!” She paces, “At least I hope so at this point. I don’t understand why you don’t think of yourself as important when you’re important to me!”
Oh.
Aranea rubs her neck looking at Luna’s pinkened face. So, Luna must have just realized what she said. “Ok…I’m sorry.”
Luna looks at her face still pink, “sorry?”
“For you know,” Aranea mumbles. “Worrying you. I’m not use to being worried over. It’s weird.”
“Oh,” Luna nods her head, “yes worried. Well,” she clears her throat, “we should…we should head back to the car. It doesn’t look like it got hit. Thankfully.”
Aranea nods her head and whistles towards Biggs and Wedge tilting her head towards the car. The two men begin to head back to the car as Aranea lets out a long sigh. “I’ll have Biggs drive to Lestallum. We need to talk about how you can summon an astral like it’s no big deal.”
Luna looks at her brow scrunched, “there’s nothing to talk about? I can summon Astrals it’s not that strange is it?”
Aranea runs a hand down her face, “Luna there’s only history about Lucis line being able to do such a thing with the oracle’s help. An oracle hasn’t summoned an astral by herself in I don’t know. I’ve never heard of it happening before.” She sees Wedge trying to get in the back and motions for him to take her seat.
“Look,” she says opening the car door for her. “MTs have recorders.” She pauses as Luna scoots across the seat before entering the car herself. “So, anything that was recorded before you summoned Ramuh has already been sent to the Empire.”
“How do you know MTs have recorders,” Luna asks her bluntly as Biggs starts the car.
Aranea blinks, “well you kill a few and you just know. Not hard to put one and one together when the MTs know your next location in the next ten minutes without even trying.” She snorts, “but back to the main point you summoned Ramuh!”
Wedge turns in his seat eyes widen, “you summoned an astral?!”
Biggs thankfully is able to keep his hand on the steering wheel and not cause an accident when hearing the news. “That lighting…that was you,” he asks looking in the review mirror as Luna flushes.
“It’s…it’s really not that big a deal.” She takes the book out from her satchel. “It’s all in here and I’ve been memorizing it in case I needed to summon someone.”
Wedge gasps, “wait that was your first summon?!”
Luna looks at Wedge and sees Aranea beaming from the corner of her eye and blushes. “Yes, and I know I have to get better at it-”
“Better,” laughs Aranea, “you smoked all our enemies. I think you did alright for your first-time sweetheart,” she teases making Luna blush a deeper red.
“Yes, well someone was in danger of being impaled I had to do something,” she teases right back earning a dust of pink along Aranea’s cheeks.
“Ha ha yeah won’t be living that one down anytime soon.” She feels someone staring at her and looks at Wedge grinning from the front seat. “What,” she growls out.
Wedge turns back around, “nothing nothing,” he says looking over at Biggs winking. Biggs just let’s out an annoyed sigh. Wedge had finally figure it out. Well better late than never now if only the two in the back could figure it out. He begins to drive back on the road and sees the familiar tunnel leading to Lestallum and grins.
“Hey Boss, we need to get some gas. Might need to stop for the night in the next town.”
Aranea sits up leaning over the car seat, “what? But we just filled it this morning?”
Wedge pinches her on the arm eyes looking back at Luna hopefully Aranea will get the hint.
Aranea squints her eyes, “what the matter with you? You got something in your eye?”
Wedge sighs, “n-yes. Yes, I need something for my eyes,” he says looking over at Biggs. I think I might have got something in it after that battle. Need to get it checked out soon Boss.”
Aranea raises an eyebrow at them and nods her head, “fine,” she says leaning back against her seat. “We’ll stop in the next town to get some eyedrops but then back on the road got it.” She squirms in her seat, “we need to make up for lost time.”
Luna sighs placing her book back in her satchel. “Well we are close to Insomnia, right?”
Aranea raises an eyebrow at her, “another day or two at the most by car why?”
Luna places her hands in her lap, “well I am feeling a bit hungry after the last battle-”
“What,” Aranea asks eyes looking over Luna. “Did summoning use up a lot of your energy? Are you hurt,” she asks listing her hands checking for wounds. She looks at Luna’s pinkening face and drops Luna’s hand as if they are fire and laughs. “Uh I mean of course you are tired after summoning an astral a literal astral so uh new plan,” she says turning away from Luna to talk to Biggs. “We can spend the night in the next city. Shouldn’t be too bad to stay a night and get everything we need for tomorrow.”
Biggs chuckles, “sure thing Boss whatever you say.”
Aranea raises an eyebrow at that, “what’s that mean?”
“It mean’s we’ll be in Lestallum for our overnight,” he says turning the car down the brick layered road. He parks it over the bridge and exits the car before Aranea can say anything.
“Hmm I think I’ll go with Wedge to get his eyedrops and stock up on supplies while you get our rooms.”
Aranea says, “uh who made you boss?”
Biggs laughs, “what does it sound like a bad plan? We kill two birds with one stone and can eat after we get settled in.” He tosses the keys to Aranea to catch.
“Room service is a nice idea,” interrupts Wedge.
Aranea shrugs her shoulders, “sounds fine hmm that teal building looks like a hotel we’ll stay there if they have room. Hmm let’s meet in the center by the hotel later.”
“You got it,” Biggs says taking Wedge by the arm. “Come on Wedge let’s get your eyedrops.”
“Eyedrops…oh yeah eyedrops,” he says before winking at Biggs who only groans.
Luna exits the car and looks at Aranea, “you know they left us alone together on purpose.”
Aranea shuts the car door and beeps to lock it. “Yeah they are acting weird…wanna get something to eat first?”
Luna smiles, “yes I’m starving. You don’t happen to know a good place around, here do you?”
“Hmm haven’t been around in a while but Sugate’s is good. If it’s still around,” she says offering her hand to Luna. “Come on let’s get you something good to eat. Hope you like spicy food that’s about all they offer,” she smiles.
“Having spice in life is important so I’m willing to try anything once,” she says holding Aranea’s hand as they walk across the street. She climbs the stairs with her as Aranea leads her towards the center of the city.
The restaurant is small but not crowded at this time. Plastic tables and chairs are placed around the area and Aranea snags one before someone else can sit down. “Still smells the same.”
“You mean strong enough to make you want to sneeze,” she asks taking a seat. “It does have a nice atmosphere.” She says as a stranger waves at them. “Is, is everyone so friendly here?”
Aranea chuckles, “yeah kind of a culture thing. Touch is a big thing here too like kisses on the cheek in greeting or hugs instead of handshakes. You get use to it or look dangerous enough no one tries it,” she smirks.
“Yes, well it is different from Tenebrae.”
“Pssh I bet you can’t even show an ankle without someone having a heart attack at the indecency,” she teases as Luna pouts. “Aww come on Luna I’m just messing with ya.”
“I know. I figured as much just I want to know how my people are in Tenebrae since the invasion,” she mumbles sadly.
Aranea scratches her cheek, “well considering we’ve made good time getting closer to Insomnia I think they’ll be doing much better soon. Living under the Empire rule is not that great,” she says rolling her eyes as their waiter arrives to take their orders.
Luna doesn’t have time to ask what Aranea meant but she can make a good guess. Once their meals and drinks are ordered Aranea looks over at Luna. “So, besides a late lunch and checking into the hotel anything else you want to do for today?”
Luna look at her confused, “I thought we should be in hiding? Isn’t that what you said when we stayed in a city?”
“Well yeah but it’s still early. I don’t think you wanna stare at the walls until nighttime do you,” she asks before taking a sip of her drink. “Besides Lestallum is a fun place to explore. We could check out their food market and small shops. You like shopping, right?”
Luna bites her lips nodding her head, “sometimes but this is different. Are you feeling ok? It is a bit warmer maybe after lunch we should get the room and relax?” She reaches over touching Aranea’s head with the back of her hand. It takes all of Aranea’s power to not react to the touch. Luna’s hand feels cool against her head and it feels nice.
“You don’t feel warm,” she says sitting back down in her seat. “So, it must be something else.”
Aranea chuckles, “yeah it’s something else alright.” Luna offers a confused look at the statement. “Look it’s just we’ve been on the run since day one. I think we have the upper hand for a little while and we need a break. Just a tiny one. Plus, girls day out or whatever it’s called.”
Luna snorts surprising Aranea. “Aranea I’ve no doubt you’ve never been to a girls day out.”
Aranea frowns, “well no but you like that stuff, right?”
“Why do you assume that?”
“Well Tenebrae is fancy, and they have time for things like that right? So, you might like stuff like that,” she shrugs.
Luna sighs, “well for normal girls maybe but I’m the oracle.” She giggles, “I don’t know more about a girls day out than you do to be honest. Never had one. Too many duties to perform during the day.”
“Yeah,” she asks.
“Quite.” Luna sips her drink and looks over at Aranea smiling. “I suppose we both could find out what it means if you are willing,” she hesitates.
Aranea smiles, “sure thing sweetheart. Sounds more fun than staring at the walls or waiting for Biggs and Wedge to return.”
Luna smiles lightly at her as she finishes her drink before looking at Aranea, “well then are you ready?”
“Sure thing,” she says standing picking up her last skewer from the plate. “I can eat and walk at the same time. It’s a talent,” she smirks as Luna shakes her head before looping her hand with Aranea’s.
“It’s so busy and full of life,” she says to her looking at the various tent vendors set up around the area. “It smells nice too hmm I wonder if they have chili dark chocolate?”
Aranea winces, “oh no you like that stuff?”
Luna nods her head as they enter the market. “Yes savory, sweet and spicy all mixed into one. Though Ulwatt Berry Tart is good too but it’s so mild more of like an ice cream treat something to have during the hot days.”
“Which I’m sure Tenebrae has many off,” she teases as she finishes her skewer and throws it in the nearest trashcan. “So, you like spicy things then?”
“Yes sometimes. It is quite enjoyable though my brother,” she frowns. “My brother Ravus has an iron stomach and can eat anything. I haven’t heard from him. I mean it’s silly he doesn’t know where I am and I don’t know where he is but,” she rubs her nose trying to stop the tears before they start.
Aranea squishes Luna’s hand lightly, “you know after we get you to Insomnia, we could search for him. See what happened to him or where he might be. It wouldn’t be that hard to do,” she says scratching her nose.
Luna smiles at her, “that would be…that would be wonderful, but I don’t want to get him in danger by searching for him. He wanted me safe and protected and I only hope he can come to Insomnia soon wherever he may be. I don’t want to jeopardize everything he sacrificed to get me out of Tenebrae.”
Aranea rubs her neck before something glittering catches her eye. “Well then we have to celebrate while he’s not here. You have to tell something to your brother when he gets back besides the fact you summoned an astral,” she chuckles seeing Luna’s face. “Which judging by your face he won’t be pleased about it.”
“Well perhaps not,” she pouts, “but it was amazing. Just very tiring and strange. It’s hard to explain what it felt like, but it was like I was there and not there all at the same time with everything moving much slower.”
“Yeah strange is a good word to use but look at this,” she says dangling a cactuar in front of her face.
“What is it?”
“You’ve never seen one of them before?”
She shakes her head no. “No but they look familiar. It looks like a man turned into a cactus kind of cute especially with that shocked look on its face. Resembles yours when you saw Ramuh for the first time.”
Aranea bristle, “hey that’s not very nice sweetheart-”
“I want to get it,” she interrupts. “Hmm I’ll call it Aranea 2 for now or Ms. Prickly Pear,” she states seeing Aranea’s face turn grumpy.
“Hmmph fine you can have cactus me,” she says paying for the small figurine.
It’s not much just 15 gil but the pleased smile on Luna’s face is enough to make it worth it. Aranea tries to clear her head. Luna is a badass point and case proven by summoning an astral which in turn makes her very attractive. That’s all it is. She not attractive because of her soft smile, her laughter, the way that dress hugs her in all the right places…nope she’s attractive because she kills monsters really good. Great even. Yup that’s all it is.
“Aranea,” asks Luna bringing Aranea from her thoughts.
“Huh,” Aranea says out of it making Luna giggle.
“Spaced out I see. It’s not because of the heat is it? We can go back and get our rooms,” she says worried.
Aranea has barely enough will power to make her mind stay on the straight and narrow path from that statement. She scratches her neck and nods her head. “It’s not the heat just thinking is all.”
“Hmm well I was going to ask you if you wanted to try a different collar,” she says making Aranea shiver. “This one looks nice and has ribbon sewed in for it along with a protection jewel. It could make you safer or this one has a jewel for strength-”
“Luna, I don’t need it. The one I have is fine.”
“But it looks worn and-”
“Luna it’s fine alright,” she says a little louder gaining some attention.
Luna frowns, “alright…hmm let’s go over there,” she points grabbing Aranea’s hand leading her to a fruit stand. “They have dragon fruit here and mangos. I knew I smelled them,” she smiles.
Aranea watches as Luna digs through the fruit smelling each one and feeling for their softness. “Luna I’m…”
“Hmm?”
“Oh nothing,” she says scratching her neck as Luna goes back to examining the fruit.
“So, what type of fruit do Biggs and Wedge like?”
Aranea sighs, “I think oranges for Wedge no it’s tangerines because he says they’re easier to peel and Biggs I don’t have a clue.” She watches as she begins to examine the tangerines and rubs her neck once more. “Luna.”
Luna stops and looks at Aranea and smiles. “Aranea it’s alright. You have something tied to that collar, right?” She asks as Aranea flinches. “It must be sentimental, something your want to hold onto for some reason.”
Aranea chuckles, “what you do the oracle thing?”
Luna shakes looks at her sighing, “no I just observed your reaction. I don’t need an explanation for it. Though I do think getting a healing cream would be best for your neck. You constantly are scratching it like now,” she teases as Aranea stops scratching under her neck.
“Right, right. But still Luna sorry I snapped.”
Luna gasps and Aranea looks around for the possible culprit. “Aranea apologizing this is rare indeed.” She says giggling.
Aranea deadpans at her before going to back to her normal stance sighing as Luna returns to picking out various fruit. That smile sure was something, deadly more like it. Aranea was sold on that smile.
Aranea watches Luna closely as she walks through the market greeting and smiling everyone as if they are all friends. Maybe Luna is just that friendly with everyone. Maybe Luna just has a smile for everyone, but it seems different when she smiles at her. It’s more shy, but teasing compared to the diplomatic smile she offers to the people on the street. It’s different for sure but she has no idea what I could mean.
“Ready to get the rooms?”
Aranea nods her head, “sure thing. It is getting hot out might be nice to have a cool room.”
Luna smiles shyly at her before grabbing Aranea’s hand as they walk back to the hotel. They still need to get their rooms for the night and Biggs and Wedge should be meeting them soon by the hotel. Aranea looks down at their clasped hands and doesn’t know what to do or what this emotion is.
That’s a lie she knows what this emotion is but doesn’t want to admit it. You can’t feel this way for someone after a few weeks it just isn’t possible. Not to mention she doesn’t know who she really is. Neither of them knows who the other really is, not really.
A few weeks and she feels more than simple attraction towards Luna? Don’t be ridiculous. This will all go away once she’s delivered to Insomnia as they agreed on. She just hopes she can last that long.
She feels the warmth leave her hand and looks at Luna who is smiling towards the two men by the hotel and becomes jealous? This is worse than she thinks.
“Wedge, Biggs look what I found in the markets! Dragon fruit and tangerines. I heard someone like them,” she smiles at Wedge.
Biggs nods his head, “yeah Wedge can’t get enough of them sometimes.”
“Thanks Luna they look delicious. Did you guys get to eat?”
“Yes, we did but Wedge where’s your eyedrops,” Aranea asks grinning. “Thought you needed it. It’s why we stopped in the first place.”
“I uh…all better,” he laughs nervously.
“Yeah right. Waste of time,” she growls out.
“Aranea,” warns Biggs.
“What,” she snaps teeth clenching.
“The heat,” he says calmly. “It might be getting to all of us. Why don’t we get our rooms and rest for the rest of the day?”
“Heat,” she says looking at Wedge cower before her. She let’s out a sigh and rubs her head. “Yeah fine whatever just get the rooms. I guess I’m tired,” she says feeling a warmth on her arm. He looks down and sees Luna’s hand on her arm.
“Wh-what are you doing?”
“I am just holding your wrist nothing more,” she says. “Let’s get out of the heat and wait until they get the keys.”
Aranea nods her head and sighs, “yeah air conditioning is looking really good about now. Might just be the heat Luna.”
“Hmm maybe…or the fact you don’t like being tricked? Wedge and Biggs did make us stop here for no reason. I wonder why,” she asks confused. “Maybe they wanted a break, or we all needed a break from running so often?”
Aranea thinks to herself. More like they’re a bunch of nosey matchmakers that need to stay out of her business.
“Yeah you’re right. Hmm maybe a good rest will help for tomorrow. You never know what could happen right,” she says as Biggs and Wedge return with their keys.
Biggs hands the keys to Luna, “your keys ladies. We’ll be sleeping right next door. They only had single beds I tried Boss,” he sighs.
Aranea shrugs, “not the worst that could happen so Wedge you with Luna?”
He shakes his head, “no I’m with Biggs. Luna uh kicks me in bed Biggs won’t so I want a good rest on a nice bed you know.”
“Ah huh,” she says as Wedge looks anywhere but at him. “Well if you guys wanted to tie the knot so soon all you had to do was ask,” she smirks as Wedge turns bright red. Before they can make an argument, she has grabbed Luna by the hand and is walking in the opposite direction of the two.
“Please tell me we are going the right way,” she whispers to Luna.
Luna chuckles, “we’re not but we have to go upstairs anyway.”
Once they reach the rooms Aranea lets out a sigh of relief seeing the bed. It doesn’t look spectacular or anything and has more floral prints on it but it looks soft. She flops right on it and sighs deeply. “So soft.”
She hears soft giggling behind her and looks back. “What?”
“Never thought I’d see something so adorable.”
Aranea’s face turns red. “Adorable? Honey, sweetie, no I’m anything but adorable,” she laughs.
Luna leans down towards her level faces inches apart noses touching. “Adorable.” She says before walking towards the bathroom.
This isn’t going to work. Aranea is going to lose the battle. She needs to switch out with one of the men. She feels her face heating up but maybe she can get way with telling her he burns easily. It wouldn’t be a complete lie just a little one for now. She flops back on the bed hiding her face in the nearest pillow.
Meanwhile Luna in the bathroom is having her own crisis. She doesn’t know what has gotten into her, but she just likes teasing Aranea. It’s nice to have the upper hand for a change and not be the one constantly blushing or out of sorts. Still she’s having a hard time keeping her composure hence why she is strategically hiding in the bathroom until her face has calmed down. She can’t quite put her finger on it, on what makes her teases Aranea. It might just be bonding for ladies. Yes, that’s what it must be. Aranea and her are becoming friends and friends tease each other all the time. Yes, that is exactly what it is friendship…then why does it feel different? Why does her heart flutter faster than a hummingbird when she sees her? Why does she lose her breath seeing the woman rip a daemon to shreds without breaking a sweat? Why does that snorting deep chuckle make her feel tingly from her head to her toes?
She slaps her face a few times to remove such thoughts and lets out a steady breath. Alright she can do this. Just a simple get in bed and sleep and relax. Simple really shouldn’t be too much trouble, right?