a line at the edge

Ashe the woods are lovely, dark, and deep but i have promises to keep    As she followed after Remi, Ashe's eyes found the strange collection of objects that made up a.. dragon's den. She blinked and smiled softly at the little white dragon that she could just barely see, somehow unsurprised by the sight of it. "Who is that?" she asked as she moved towards the basinet, gesturing to the mythical creature she'd yet to meet. She tried not to dwell on how that alone was an indicator of what sort of friend she'd been... as if looking down upon Aoife for the first time wasn't enough of a reminder.    Breath caught roughly in her throat at the sight of the baby girl, a grin flashing across her face as quickly as tears sprang to her eyes. She didn't have the words - she didn't need to say how much the little one looked like her parents, or how beautiful she was, or how healthy she looked, Remi knew all of that and the look on her face said more than she could with her voice.    She glanced up at her friend, as if assuring herself it was okay, before she leaned over the bassinet. A scarred hand reached down so that Aoife could wrap her little fingers around Ashe's, and she let out a shakey breath with another grin. "Hello little one," she cooed softly. Her expressions were exaggerated with the infant, scrunching her nose with her smile as her finger - whether held or not - tickled at Aoife's chest. "You are are a ham aren't you? Spoiled properly?" Her chest was swelling with overwhelming emotion she couldn't pick apart - the last time she had truly interacted with a baby... three years ago, before she had lost Theea for so long.    She glanced at Remi with glassy eyes behind her smile, smiling with the powerful hurt that lived in her, the regret. "Her eyes... Safrin's doing?" She glanced back down to Aoife, to her dazzling, star-filled eyes. She remained silent for a moment, smiling with nothing short of adoration at the girl. "I'm going to go and speak with Safrin," she confessed quietly, without looking up. She wasn't sure how Remi would feel about it. "To see if there is anything to be done... I have to know." and miles to go before i sleep.