Broken Boulder To The Galaxy And Beyond

The crying slowly ceased, and Lily looked over at Korei; her eyelids were drooping. The ebony-furred girl smiled gently, giving her the slightest of nudges. "Feeling better, love?" she asked, her voice pitched low and soft. She wondered whether she should--or even could--extract herself from the situation when Korei inevitably fell asleep.

But, well, it was a nice evening--why not sleep up here for a change? Being out in the open during slumber did give her kind of an uneasy feeling, but this was home, after all. Not some place she'd never seen before. Lily yawned, not bothering to stifle it, herself beginning to drift off. Her eyes raked the sky, looking at the stars.

There were a couple shapes in particular she'd like to ask Korei about, sometime--but that could wait.