ASHLEY The day had been long, and for the first time in what felt like forever, there was laughter again in the house. It wasn’t the loud or the careless kind we once had when things were easy, but something softer, more like fragile, there was this feeling like it could break at the slightest wrong word…. Still, it felt good on many levels.Lorna sat cross-legged across from me, the firelight drawing a soft glow across her face. She was happy as well, sharing the same feeling as I was. Well I wasn't surprised as she was always the one to bring light into a room, even when everything else seemed dark. Her hair, loose around her shoulders, swayed slightly whenever she tilted her head to laugh.“You remember the first time Kael tried to cook?” she asked suddenly, breaking into a small grin.I laughed before I could stop myself. “How could I forget? He burned the stew so bad the smell stayed for days.”She chuckled, shaking her head. “He nearly set the kitchen on fire trying to imp
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