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Several hours later, Ash stepped out of the bathroom. He was surprised when Abeni showed them the room behind a curtained doorway. Ash had thought it was a storage area. He paused and listened to Abeni’s soft snores for a moment. The curtains were closed, but he could see Abeni’s foot sticking out from under it. Noma and Abeni were good people.
It had taken a bit of convincing, but he and Kella insisted that Noma keep her bed. Abeni slept on a pallet on the floor next to his grandmother. Noma had brought out more blankets and several woven mats for Ash and Kella to make pallets on the floor in the room that made up the kitchen, dining, and living area.
Kella lay on her pallet. His lips twitched and he stopped to stare at her for several long seconds. She was lying on her back with a
