Patience

Aina sat in silent meditation, her aura in perfect balance. She took deep breaths, controlling her inhale and exhale in cycles that lasted sometimes up to several minutes. 

Suddenly, she opened her eyes just as there was a light knock to her and Leonel's room. 

"Yes, you can enter."

Savahn came in with a worried expression on her face, one that actually caused Aina to laugh slightly. 

"What is it?"

Savahn was speechless. "Why are you laughing, this is serious."

"I don't know, this is just the first time in a while I've seen anything but a smile on your face, I found it interesting."

Savahn blushed, seemingly understanding what Aina was getting at. But then she remembered that she wasn't entirely without ammo in this conversation. 

"You're one to talk, I can still smell it in the air."

Aina suddenly panicked. "Smell? What smell?!"