"So Madame Zedya is really going to take Captain Lennart as her first progeny?" Heila said, grinning from ear to ear when Ashlynn finished recounting the story.
Once Heila had a chance to clean up after several days in bed, it was her turn to experience one of the giant meals the staff had learned to prepare for whenever Nyrielle fed on Ashlynn. Though the magical exhaustion she felt wasn't the same as the anemia that plagued Ashlynn after Nyrielle fed on her, the simple act of sleeping for several days while Ashlynn gave her thin broth was enough to leave her ravenous.
Now, after nearly an hour of eating and stretching as Ashlynn relied on the techniques she'd learned from the Ancient Clan to help work the aches and stiffness out of her diminutive friend's body, the two women sat comfortably in Heila's sitting room while nibbling on the sweet pastries the staff served after their meal.
