Fair.

“We’ll stop here for the night I think Aella.”

“huh? We cant be more than a couple of miles from the crater though.”

“Yeah, I think they will expect us to travel further, if someone comes looking for us they wont send heavy search parties in this area, plus the thicket gives us good cover.”

“I guess that makes sense.” Aella stretched and allowed her self a yawn, she definitely needed the rest, her energies were in sync again but she took a big hit of adrenaline when she fired up the pillar and she was starting to come down from it’s support.

“besides,” doll looked over in the direction of the crater, “I don’t think anyone is going to be heading towards this place and expecting to actually win in a fight.”

Aella sat down in a seat formed by the curving roots of a tree. “I wouldn’t kill anyone again, I have control of it now.”

Doll turned to Aella and saw she was down, she must have killed again before and it was getting to her. Doll walked over and smiled. “I believe you.”

“Well it will make it easier for you at least, once we’ve helped Claire I wont fight back.”

Doll stood up again. “Do I really seem like that type of person?”

“Aren’t you?”

“I thought I was… well, I had my reasons, but you seem to have a different approach.” Doll turned and lay back in the roots near Aella, “I’m curious to see how it works out.”

–

Aella and doll lay beneath the tree, the moonlight shining down onto them, each between large roots almost forming beds.

“Doll, about that time…”

“hmm?”

“The kiss… I’m sorr-”

“don’t be sorry.” Doll smiled whilst looking up at the stars.

“It’s just that… I never felt that way before and I-”

“had to see what it was like?”

“mmh- yeah..”

“Don’t worry, I understand, I spent years looking for what was right for me, in many ways… I guess I still am. You should never apologise for trying to find out who you are hun.”

Aella looked over to where Doll was, she could only see her knees past all the roots. “Thank you Doll…”

“Hey, I’m here to look out for you ok? But…” Doll looked down, “I know it sucks to hear it, but you aren’t my type, The one I loved, recently he-”

“Don’t you be sorry either,” Doll looked over to see Aella looking over to her, leaning over the roots. “You have to be yourself also, I didn’t expect you to like me back so I’m already ok with it.”

Doll smiled “Sooner or later you’ll find the right person.”

Aella lay back down in in the roots of the tree. “That’s if I’m not killed before it happens.”

the two paused, both looking at the moonlight shimmering across the grass before their tree.

“Well I’m going to do my best to make sure nothing happens to you.”

“Thanks Doll.”