Guardian's Rest
Luna escaped her own bed for the third time that night, tiny feet padding silently to Adrian's room. Through their pack bonds, Viktor and Aria felt their daughter's fierce determination to check on her protector. She loved him and wanted to see him breathe.
"My Adrian?" she whispered, pushing his door open. When he stirred slightly, she created gentle starlight - just enough to see by without waking him fully. Her little face showed her worry and fear for him. He was her protector and she wanted him awake now.
Though mostly healed, the void-blade's aftermath left Adrian deeply exhausted. But even in sleep, he responded to his princess's presence, shifting to make space beside him automatically. She crawled up gently.
"Checking healing," Luna informed the room seriously,
