It took Elise less than a minute to sleep, perhaps due to what they did before they slept or the party, her body felt tired and sleeping with Ian only help her to fell deeper to the sleep, walking to the wonderland. Ian didn't need sleep, regardless he fell asleep with Elise on his hands, feeling the sleep to be one of the most peaceful he have ever had that it loosened his guard.
The light from the candlestick flickered once the two had fell to slumber. As the light started from the left side it casted a shadow on the right side, and the shadow which settled near the curtain begin to waver even when the flame didn't flicker.
Like a pool of black liquid, the shadow continued to move in a way like a living flame as if it was alive. The shadow moved from the pool of black, forming into a long and uncanny finger-like shadow that had a long and sharp claw attached into the ends of the five length.
