Ash’s POV:
Silence follows what I say as if I can feel that the others are trying to chase each other, and themselves, around in circles to try and figure out what I meant. Not that I knew either. Something I wasn’t going to say. Leila mumbles something inside my shoulder where she’d rested her head before but she doesn’t repeat it. Nor does she say anything else, just regards the room and then me with a quizzical stare that I think is supposed to show that she’s not bothered by what’s happened. But I can read my beloved’s expression too well so I can see the fear behind the calm in her expression.
“Are you ok Lei?” I ask her gently, tapping her shoulder where her head moved closer to mine until it’s directly underneath. “Lei?” She moves again and looks up at me with her lip trapped betw
