Of Monsters and Magic

[Ashavari]

It was dark when she woke, and shadows hugged the furniture in the apartment. The bookcase by the door looked like a sentinel. Asha stretched out before she sat up. The pain behind her eyes had receded, though she hadn't meant to sleep so long. She brushed the hair from her face, gathered her long dark curls in a tail behind her head, gave herself a moment to wake up properly.

Elias was stretched out on the bed, pale face lit from the glow of a wallet. Her lips twitched into a small smile. "Yeah, I could go for a walk."