Lion Head Mesa shadows sway to light up my life

I would like that, she answered. Her smile briefly fluctuated to be wider, her eyes twinkling, until she realized how tired she was, and then it seemed to dissolve in to another sigh.
I think I need a rest, now. It had taken more out of Nazli than she'd expected, walking the length of the hall to get here. Even though she now lay prone and relaxed with tea in her belly (or maybe because of the tea and its medicinal properties) she was suitably tuckered out.
Could I... rest here? Would that impose too much? I could go back to my room -- she turned her head towards the door, and the bones of her neck seemed especially obvious at that angle.