In the morning, Kes woke with the first rays of sun and found that Anara was laying half on top of her and she was stuck – not that she couldn’t have easily freed herself but, if she moved, she might wake her. Kes’s arms were around Anara’s back, Anara’s head resting next to hers. The weight of her felt… so amazing. And the scent of her hair was heady and wonderful. Kes found herself tracing her fingers over the soft skin of Anara’s slim but firmly muscular biceps. The warmth and sheer comfort she felt went to her head a little and she found herself simply snuggling up to the woman in bed with her a little more and closing her eyes, content just to lay like this until Anara woke on her own.

Not that much later though, Kes heard Lanam stirring and making fussy sorts of noises like she wasn’t quite awake and was scared of something in her dreams. Anara woke up immediately and got out of bed automatically, going over to her and picking her up, taking her with her back to the cot she and Kes shared and rocking her in her arms, saying soft, comforting words to her. Kes had sat up and watched this, at some point moving in closer behind her and resting her head on Anara’s shoulder, wrapping her arms around her. -She’s so cute and adorable like this, isn’t she?- Kes asked softly.

Anara replied, said something, and Kes understood her clearly. What she said meant ’She lights my way in life’.

Tresit stirred in bed then, sitting up and blearily wiping his eyes. He looked over to them, confusion written plainly on his face. He didn’t speak though, and got up, going to find his shirt. He was still a little unsteady on his feet though, Kes could tell. As he sat back down on his cot, she got up from bed and went over to get some water. She brought the 50cm container to Tresit. -Drink.- She told him gently, before moving on and bringing the canteen over to Anara and Lanam.

Tresit didn’t drink or speak, he just watched. Once Lanam had drank some of the water, then he did, but only a little. He got up and brought it back to her, still not saying anything. Kes took it and drank a few sips herself. Lanam slowly seemed to wake up and greet her mother happily. She didn’t say she was hungry, but Anara asked her if she was. Lanam said that it was okay, that she didn’t need food. ’We have plenty now’ Tresit told her, bringing her some of the dried fruit.