Vol. 3 - Chapter 60

Ash

With the city seemingly going to survive the night, thanks to the reinforcements that arrived soon after Ash herself had reached the palace, the half-demon found herself going to sleep a while after her talk with Satsuhiro. 

She'd wanted desperately to go to the shrine that very night, but she was just too tired. Plus, heading out with Kaori on her back into an area swarming with demons didn't feel like a recipe for anything good. 

Currently, Ash was sitting at the edge of her bed, where Kaori had been laid down. Eliza had a few maids come in, remove the girl's armor and clean both her and the bed up. By the time they left, Kaori looked less like a wounded soldier and more like a normal citizen who was merely asleep. 

"... She'll probably wake up before we do," Keiko said with a hopeful smile, sitting down next to Ash, by Kaori's feet. Ash was silent for a second. 

"That might not be a good thing."