The embers of the fire licked the walls with their glow. Willow couldn't help but watch them in a fascinated awe. It wasn't as though she had never seen them before, but she found herself lost in a translucent daydream. Perhaps it was the tea that added weight to her already drowsy body or the crackling that lulled her, but a flicker in the reality brought her gaze back. She lifted her head, noticing another sit down in front of the bouncing flames.<br/><br/>Willow adjusted herself in her seat, watching as the other pulled out a flask and then a journal. Her need to know what they were reading ate away her shyness. "What book is that?" Her voice was meek but sprinkled with added curiosity.