In the dream, the full moon was so bright. The light came through the leaves of the trees, and made the daturas more beautiful under its light. For a moment, Ayla was sure she was in the Night-Blooming Garden, but soon the moon hid behind the clouds and everything became dark.“I’m sorry, A

For her first hunting mission, it didn’t go terribly wrong. The demons were killed, and she had only got one of the demon’s claws buried in her leg because she was too slow, but made up for the mistake by cutting off his head seconds later.“This will take a few days to heal.” G

Now that everyone must have woken up in the manor, it wouldn’t be long before they realized she wasn’t around.‘Things won’t be pretty when I go back.’

The first rays of sunshine greeted her that morning, but Ayla rolled lazily on the mattress a few times before waking up. Then, all of a sudden, she gasped and jumped off the bed.

Someone was singing outside, a tune she’d never heard before. But then again, what did she know about songs or poems? Very little, if not nothing at all.‘Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,