[SEASONAL EVENT] belladonna

ASHE some people survive chaos, and that is how they grow,    Ashe let out a soft breath with her smile as her mother hugged her, her arms wrapping around the woman. The relief that hit her was stronger than she expected it to be, the smell and warmth that enveloped her reminding her of the aching fear that had had held her firmly over longnight, not knowing who was okay and who wasn’t.    She held her mother tightly and shut her eyes briefly, reminding herself that she was okay and that she was right here. She pulled back enough to look up at Vai, her eyes glinting. "I’m fine, so is Kalt and his daughter, everyone and the house is in one piece," she assured, though she was mildly surprised that she had even asked after Kalt. Her mother’s hatred for him was no secret, but she was grateful for the lack of hostility nonetheless.    The wolf girl glanced to the little herb garden her mother had begun, looking back to Vai with a quirked brow. "The infirmary? What happened to the doctor?" Had she been lost to the longnight too? Ashe had been starkly reminded once more of the fragility of life with all the losses suffered. She wondered for a moment if Kalt was still going to be helping around there, and she tried not to imagine the shitstorm that would hit if her mother and her lover were to actually work together.    The assassin turned her eyes to the garden once more, and it occurred her that she had never gardened before. She had seen plenty of gardening obviously, but there had never been any time for things like that in her life. That’s the one thing she seemed to have too much of now, so much of it that it overwhelmed her. She crouched down by the soft soil, arms resting over her knees. It was a simple enough concept right? Dig a hole and stick the plant in and pile some more dirt in the hole. Easy."How have you been feeling?" Ashe asked as she reached for one of the potted herbs. She glanced up and gestured vaguely to her mother’s abdomen where life grew within. "Everything is going okay?" and some people thrive in chaos because that is all they know.