XVI: The Lion and The Star (I)

Najmah twisted and turned in her sleep, muttering incoherently as she sat up in bed. Her head was still spinning from the night's event, and her sleep induced mind was finding it hard to get up from the bed.

She rubbed at her eyes tiredly, trying to get her bearings. She looked to her left and saw that Aslan's side of the bed was neat and tidy as if he hadn't slept on it or did he? Her brows creased with confusion as she tried to remember if he had come to bed or not. She shrugged then laid her head back on the pillow, drawing the duvet over her head and soon enough her breathes evened out into a slow pattern.

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12 noon

She pried her eyes open and took in her surrounding, noticing that she was alone again. She sighed then threw the duvet off her body and climbed down from the bed.

She padded into the bathroom and took a shower, washing away an