Anya just laughed.

"Just because I don't need to sleep, doesn't mean I never have company over." She told him honestly.

"Don't worry about it, Ashley. Just get some sleep. I'll see you in the morning." She added with a soft smile.

"Ah, one last thing. Do not be alarmed if you wake to spiders in your room. They will likely stop by to make sure you're ok throughout the night, considering teh head trauma you sustained earlier."

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Anya nodded.

"Of course. If you need me, and can't find me, just talk to some of the spiders. They'll make sure I know you're looking for me." She told him honestly.

"They'll either lead you to me, or have me come home quick." She added with a soft smile.

"For now, get some sleep." She said, her voice and face kind.

"Ah, also, here." She reached up into her hair and withdrew some strands of something. The glittery element made it relatively easy to ID as her webbing though, if one looked closely enough. She made sure he grabbed it with his hand covered by some material from the pack first though.

"If your head starts to hurt too much, just touch this. Or if you find you can't sleep."

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Anya just smiled softly.

"It's all right." She assured him.

"... Lindsay told me where you were, what happened - to an extent. I realise how that," she motioned to the webbing he held, "could bring up .... way more memories and nightmares than you might wish to admit at the moment if you thought about it."

"However, just know that it is nothing more than an option if you feel you need it. If you don't use it, that's ok." She added.

"And I'm sure I'll be easy enough to find. Ah, right, if I haven't mentioned it, don't touch glittery web with your bare skin."

♫Feed my insanity || Write me a tragedy || Let's make a memory || A night to forget♫

"Sleep well, Ashley." Anya said with a soft smile.

---

The next day, Anya was back at her stand, selling her wares. She made good money that day, however, she was also severely distracted. For all she knew, Ashley had convinced her brother to leave him with while she was gone.

She knew they were then she'd woken and left, as they'd been awake and talking with each other. She had no idea if they'd left though, not yet at least.

There was no way to know before she got home.

As the sun was starting to set, she returned home and stepped inside.

"Ashley? Lindsay?' She called into the small house, wondering if they were there, or if they'd left. She had a few things for them, but wasn't sure if they would fit. She noticed that the shoes they'd been wearing had been.... questionable, at best. so she bought some new ones.

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Anya just smiled when she heard Ashley.

"Heh. Good to see you're still here." She commented.

"And oh? Good to know." She added after a moment or two.

"Here. I bought these for you." She then said. "Have some for your brother, as well." As she spoke, she handed a package of items to him, holding the other, herself.

"Figured you needed something more than just what you were wearing last night, and now."

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Anya was silent for a moment before nodding.

"Of course." She said after a moment or two.

"Do you have a preference for where?" She asked. "You call the shots here, Ashley. I can tell this is something that weighs on you, and I'd rather you weren't uneasy while saying whatever it is."

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Anya was silent for a moment, curious.

"We can speak now." She told him with a soft smile.

"Come, let's sit down." She added, motioning toward the couch.

"I admit, I am insanely curious." She admitted after a couple of seconds. "Almost impossibly so."

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Anya was silent for a moment before sighing.

"That... is most certainly concerning." She admitted after a moment or two, realising that it wasn't due to needing food or anything. She didn't know what it was that she was to expect here. She paused a moment or two later though.

".... one moment." She said before making her way over to a wall, knocking twice. A large spider came crawling down to where she was, which she scooped up and brought over.

"This spider is large, I know." She said as she took a seat nex tto him.

"And it likely won't be pleasant to have crawl on you, but if you allow it, it can get a read for your current physical state. It will let me know if there is anything to be concerned about."

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The spider crawled onto Ashley and checked him over.

"You're fine." Anya told hm honestly.

"Which is quite a relief. You were bleeding quite profusely." She added after a moment or two.

"I admit, I wasn't entirely convinced of your survival."

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Anya just sighed, resting a hand on his back, between his shoulders.

"Ashley... you're a child, or at least you look to be one. I realise that's likely due to the elf, but let's not get into that right now." She commented.

"You deserve to live like a child, for as long as you can. I'd guess you only have a decade or so of childhood that you can claim at the moment." She added.

"So please just let yourself be the child you never got to be. Act your age, live your life." She wasn't quite begging him, but he could hear how much she wanted him to just... be free.

"You're safe here. There is likely very, very little that anyone can do to you here." She added. "And even more protection from the elf that caused you to end up here in the first place."

♫Feed my insanity || Write me a tragedy || Let's make a memory || A night to forget♫