Ash dusted off her boots, stomping them firmly on the ground to remove the dirt she had stepped through earlier that night. Standing outside Muddy's Coffee House - she knew that Vaj was already inside, sensing his presence. A small smile creased her soft red lips as she remembered their meeting...purely a chance meeting that soon developed into a close friendship. She owed him everything and quickly became his loyal companion.

Slipping through the doors of the Coffee House, Ash shrugged off the cape covering the silky strands of her raven black hair and cast curious silver eyes around the room. It was rather packed tonight, she noticed. Probably people wanting to hear the newest musician that was going to be performing. Slipping gracefully through the room, she found their habitual seat in the darkest corner of the room and sat, snagging a stirring straw and bending it into little artsy shapes. Letting her mind drift, she spoke to Vaj silently, letting him know she had arrived.

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