inke-ri

The room was unusually cold and lit only by the lamps that shone outside the window. Airita sighed, before turning on the lights and looking around. By now she should be home with Aramis, or putting Kimiko to bed. But they were spending the night with Asalah, and Aramis had taken one look at her and knew she would likely stay another night at the casino. Airita knew she shouldn't be pushing herself so hard, but it was so difficult to sleep lately. It had been hard when the slaves had been seized, worse when she had been expecting Kimiko. It got a little better once she and Aramis moved in together, but since the... Incident, a few months ago, it was only getting worse. It was if she was about to combust. Thoughts of Arevik, Wido and the others swirled around inside her head. People said that another kirin attack was imminent. Could Arevik do anything to defuse that? They both knew that Ignacio himself was against their war, and would not help them. But what could he do against