Anala was napping, but she was over on one side of the large-ish bed, as if making room for him. He smiled, and sat on the edge to take off his boots before crawling in beside his bellica.
Her eyes opened briefly as he settled beside her. She smiled at him. "I'd been hopin' ye'd join me," she said softly, and snuggled up to him before dropping back into her sleep.
Aro tucked them in and wrapped his arms around her, happy beyond measure to have her returned to him. Pledging my life to the healer is worth the cost, he thought decisively before joining her in her nap.
Ghia
Jourd'Umbra, 7th Primera
Ghia was at the bakery visiting Sappho when Jules and the others rode into Harbourtown.
She'd gone to get something to eat, but Laurel had been working, and Sappho and her wife were not in sig
