Cire woke up like a dead woman. Her eyes were heavy, body sore and her feet hurting. She could barely move as she y in their carriage. She wao get up a moving to ease her soreness, but her lovers were still asleep on top of her. Elsie and Ana had their heads on her chest and she dare not wake them. Never mind the fact she didn’t have much strength right now.

  She y in their warm embrace, waiting for the two to stir when Jasmine appeared above her. She had a warm smile as she leaned in to kiss Cire’s forehead. She held it for a moment before parting. Cire could feel her skin tingle even after she parted and her face reddened.

  Jasmine giggled and whispered, ”Your face matches your hair.” Whily got her to blush more. Lily’s arms appeared behind Jasmine as she ed them around her chest. Her head peaked over Jasmine’s shoulder as the two looked at Cire.

  “Feeling tired? Like dead tired?” Lily asked as she sed Cire’s body.

  Cire gave her a meek nod. “Like I ’t even lift Ana tired.”

  “Here drink this, it’ll help with the fatigue.” Lily said, holding a vial up for Cire. She nodded a Lily pour the potion in her mouth. It had a bitter taste, but it warmed her appendages and made her fiingle.

  “I bet… Ever heard of healing fatigue?” She asked. Cire nodded as she thought about it. She shouldn’t have hit that threshold st night as it’s usually gained over a prolonged period of time. Then she remembered her state and put together what happened. “Seems poor Ana panicked so badly she overhealed you…”

  They looked to Ana as she slept soundly on her padin’s chest. She seemed so peaceful right now. They watched her rise and fall with Cire’s breathing for a moment. Cire steeled herself before asking, “How close was I?”

  The two hesitated before Jasmine sighed. “Three. Three points is all you had left. Thank the Goddess for your shield…” She caressed Cire’s cheek as she spoke. Cire could see the worry in her face as she did.

  “Fuck… it baited me in…” She said her memory of the fight was hazy, but she remembered its smile. It ughed at her after she fell for it. It was so obvious in hindsight that her anger began tain. It’s ugh still echoed in her mind as she tensed up.

  “We’ll address that ter… just for now, let’s rest.” Jasmine said, her firag Cire’s . Cire moved with her touch, craving it as she lifted her finger. It felt nice as her rhythmients slowly lulled her out of her anger.

  “Okay.” She whispered, her mind focused on Jasmiouch. She let herself be distracted by Jasmine’s finger as her eyes began to feel heavier. She let her body rest as she focused on her movements. She fell back asleep without the burden of her thoughts.

  “Goddess… Thank you for proteg her.” Jasmine said as tears welled up in her eyes. She quickly wiped them away as Lily tightened her grip around her.

  “Shhh, it’s okay. She’s safe now.” Lily whispered in her ear. “She’s sound asleep right in front of you.”

  Jasmine nodded as she got her tears under trol. She wiped away the tears with her sleeve as Lily whispered in her ear. Her voice cracked as she spoke again. ”I know… it was just so bad. I could see her bone… Her back looked crooked. I could barely think…”

  “I only imagine…” Lily whispered as she shifted Jasmio face her. She helped Jasmine her tears up before their eyes met. “I wish I could have helped more.”

  Jasmine shook her head, “It’s not that simple… we had bad intel from the beginning. The trolls were much older than we were told AND there were two. We should have left when we could…”

  Lily hugged her friend. She was bming herself for the mess of a fight. She was doing her best to keep her calm. “None of that was your fault. You had outside factors that stacked against you… like that northern woman, you could have escaped if she didn’t show up.”

  Jasmine just nodded into her shoulder. She knew what Lily was getting at. She did the best she could given the circumstances. She just wished she didn’t waste so much time helping that woman. Had she shown up faster, she could have saved Cire from that hit.

  Lily pulled her out of that train of thought. She caressed her fad moved it to face her. She took a moment to look intrey eyes before she leaned in to kiss her. She held her kiss until Jasmine seemingly stopped resisting. She parted from it, breathless, and whispered. “You did all that you could.”

  Jasmine wao say something to her, anything. How she could have done more, should have done more. But she had no fight left in her. She just nodded and leaned in to hug Lily. She felt the warmth of her friend as she calmed down, she’d think about it more when she was emotionally stable.

  “Okay… I just couldn’t stand the thought… I’ll do better ime.” Jasmi out between her silent sobs. Lily atting her head as she cried into her arm. It was so different to Jasmine in the past. She wouldn’t be caught dead g, but now, she felt fortable to cry. It warmed Lily’s heart to know that.

  “We’ll figure everything out ter… just let it out.” She whispered into the assassin’s ear. She soothed her the same way she soothed Ana st night. The twins were almost insoble and they both took oo calm down. Ana was shaking so mu Lily’s embrace, she was afraid she was having a seizure or something.

  It took them awhile, but they had gottewins to sleep. They insisted on sleepio Cire like they are now. Lily could only imagine hhtehey were and how bad Cire’s injury truly was. From the descriptions she’s gotten, it must have been quite severe. She’d have to keep an eye on her recovery.

  She ulled out of her own thoughts with Jasmine pulling away. She looked into Lily’s eyes again before saying, ”I’m so gd you joined us… Having you here takes so much off of me.”

  Lily gave her a smile, she knew Jasmited bringing her. It was more in lih the Jasmine she was familiar with. The old Jasmine would never bring along a party member needlessly, only those that would be fighting. It was o see this ge in her.

  “Thank you. I’m so gd I joioo.” Lily said, she paused for a moment and tinued. “Getting to know Cire and Ana has been so much fun. Elsie’s been a bit shy around me, but I think I’m making progress.”

  Jasmine giggled and wiped her eyes. “She’s not shy, just too busy staring at your breasts.” She said with a ugh. Lily joined in. Ana already told her.

  “True, haha… I don’t think she could tell you what y eyes are.” Lily said.

  “Probably… Her mind is so orack. It’s been so fug annoying, yet… I’ve retly started enjoying that part. She’s so passionate about what she likes… She’s grown on me.” Jasmine said.

  “I’ve noticed. The Jaz I knew would have hated a party member like Elsie. She would have traihat part of her personality out of her…” Lily said, reminisg on the rants Jasmi iers. She still had them bae, it’d be o pare her words to the Jasmine before her.

  “True… but Cire loves her to bits. I could never…” Jasmine said. She smiled as she looked at the three. She wouldn’t lie, at first she dreaded Elsie’s personality. She wanted any e or bae, but Ana was such a quick learner. “Ana is a bit tougher for me… she’s so shy and closed off. I’m holy jealous she warmed up to you so fast.”

  “Mmm, she was curious about Alchemy. She had even asked about it before all this. Maybe you could join one of our lessons, she’d enjoy a reward from you…” She let it hang in the air for a moment. Jasmine slowly pieced it together as a smile crossed her face.

  “Not now Lily… far too tired for any of that.” She whimpered.

  “Aww, I thought that’d work on you. Ana loves when I imitate her sister’s tone and teasings.” Lily said. She gave Jasmine an.

  “Makes sehose sisters love each other too much.” Jasmine whispered.

  “I don’t know… it’s very cute how mua adores Elsie.” Lily whispered back. She nuzzled her cheek against Jasmine’s. She was so full of energy and love that she needed release. “Hot is probably better than cute…”

  “Stop… I said I was tired… please.” Jasmine begged in her ear. Lily bit her lip before nodding. It was for too much fun mimig Elsie.

  “Fine… Let’s follow their lead…” Lily said motioning to their sleeping party members. Jasmine silently nodded as Lily dragged her to their own little er. Lily hummed a tuo Jasmine as she held her. Jasmine’s own fatigue from st night slowly took over as she y her head in Lily’s p. She listeo Lily’s melody as her eyes slowly closed before she fell asleep.

  Lily was left alone as the only one awake. She was humming a tune from her mother as she caressed Jasmine’s face. She had kept her feelings in check for a while, not wanting to overwhelm her friend earlier. She whispered into Jasmine’s ear those three words. “I love you.”

  It felt o get off her chest as she wasn’t able to before. They were so caught up in Cire’s love, she ed to tell Jasmine and Ana how she felt. She might have said so ihroes of love, but she couldn’t remember. She still o get closer with Elsie too. Maybe spoil the little mage with her breasts like Ana told her too.

  She giggled to herself as she thought about it. Jasmiirred and Lily panicked. She wanted her to rest so she started humming again. Jasmiirred for a while more, seemingly having a bad dream. Lily did her best to calm the stirring woman with her toud melody. It took awhile, but Jasmine calmed dowually. Lily was left alone for quite some time as her party slept.

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