Aurora After I got out of the shower, I dried myself off, put on some pajama bottoms and a T-shirt, and lay down on the bed with my eyes closed. The mattress and pillows were a lot more comfortable than I thought they'd be for a place built from logs and stone. A girl could get used to this. And everyone seemed so nice, too. The two women about my size, Laramie and Isabella, gave me some extra clothes to wear while mine were being cleaned, and one of the younger girls with azure-blue hair, Keahi, I think her name was, was kind enough to give me some of her extra toiletries.I couldn't help the smile that started to form on my face as I thought about their kindness, but it quickly faded when the larger part of me wanted to know what exactly it was that they wanted from me. Kindness never goes without payment, and the longer I stayed here, the more uneasy I felt. The deafening silence in the bedroom that I was staying in was starting to drive me insane. Being a slayer, I'm used
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