*Rion*

I opened my eyes just in time to see Daphne flit toward the bathroom. The sun wasn’t even up yet, but this was how I woke up every morning now. When she didn’t come back after a minute, I got up and stretched, my back popping pleasantly.

Yawning, I slipped on a pair of slippers and shuffled to the bathroom. Daphne was hunched over the toilet.

I knelt beside her and brushed her hair back, gathering it into my hand and out of her ...