Consciousness returned slowly to Qatrand. Her body was pleasantly heavy from yesterday's exertions. The fighting would be longer and the rest less frequent during the war. Moments like sharing a bedroll with her cute wife would be nonexistent.
'That was why I was so willing to agree to her last night. Also why I wanted to listen to family rules in the first place. So I wouldn't start expecting this.'
The familiar weight of her wife draped across her chest brought a smile before she even opened her eyes. That smile turned to confusion as she registered an odd tugging sensation at her scalp. Which was followed by… a nomming sound.
Elua had somehow managed to twist herself diagonally across the swordswoman's upper body through the night. Her face was currently buried in blonde strands near the crown of Qat's head. Small hands clutched possessively at Qat's shoulders while quiet noises suggested the ancient cultivator was treating her hair as a dream snack.