I

Quick, rasp breaths could be heard in the vast dead of the night. Alert and steady Yenova had quickly risen from the floor to her feet. Luca, Clara, Ann, and Nymphadora were sound asleep. "Safe..." Yen thought to herself as she let out a sigh of relief and slumped down to a small pile of clothes that made up her bed. Staring at rising limbs of ancient surrounding trees Yen muttered to herself, "Several months... Will it be like this forever?" Ever since the 'incident' Guilds had been sought out for protection, rather then a club like atmosphere. Yen belonged to the guild HereComesTrouble and spent most of her time looking after the guild and its members, which was the root of her exhaustion. Tonight Ligh along with his younger brother Blake were on guard duty. If Yen had it her way she would've been the one designated to guard duty every night but because of everyone else's persistance in insisting that she get some rest, and the fact that she knew she truely was very tired, she listened. Thinking of her not-so-distant past and her need to protect the ones she held dear she was slowly lulled to sleep by the silent hum of wind running through the leaves.