Julia smiled softly to herself as she heard the gravel on the path crunch in a familiar pattern, then frowned with worry. "You're getting up earlier every day," She said without looking back. "Make sure you're getting enough sleep alright? I'd hate to get a reprimand from Julius about your sleeping pattern."

She turned to look at her long time friend, briefly thinking back on their history. In the begining, when Alex had assigned her as Rhiannon's bodyguard, she had seen the young redhead as just a job, something to keep her busy. Over the years, however, through the bloodshed and loss of the war, they had become closer than sisters. Sometimes she still joked around about her mission.