Changes. (Ashley's cat)
Okay so you know how my life in the Sanctuary began...
It's hard to believe how much my life has changed since fate delivered me here. I have a home and a purpose, so why am I not settled?
One...
My sleep had been broken, disturbed by visions from the past. I woke before sunrise and went to join the Big Guy outside.
It was not the large fancy garden you would think to find from an English estate, rather a small and unexpected forest retreat. Huge evergreen pines had been saved from destruction and brought here to create this inner sanctum, soft green lawn well tended, carpeted the centre. Various flowering plants dotted the landscape, all in stark contrast to the towering gothic structures surrounding it.
I removed my shoes and walked barefoot to join him. Nodding slightly to acknowledge my presence, he began his morning ritual. With graceful movements, working through the flowing forms of the tai chi like exercise.
"L.J" His gruff voice brought me from my trance.
"Sorry"
"Something is troubling you; your energy is all over the place this morning."
"It was."
Friendship
True friendship is born of trust and instinct first, above all else. Information brought into this must be weighed and measured on face value.
This was how my friendship with Ashley had been. With Magnus, it was this and yet more, what we knew of each other had been given, shared during many long conversations.