Illyana was completely absorbed in the book within a matter of minutes. The outside world faded away as she read through the words on the page, committing them to memory. Before long, she was yawning every few minutes and had nestled into her usual spot against the pillows and huddled under a blanket. It only took her an hour or so to fall asleep, which was a record. Ivory glanced over her shoulder a couple of times, but when she noticed the girls' eyelids drooping and the yawns increasing in frequency, intensity, and duration, she did not speak up for fear of rousing her reading partner.

Eventually, both women drifted off to sleep and did not wake until the morning.

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Illyana awakened first, naturally. She found that she had fallen asleep with the book of history lying open against her chest. She saw that Ivory had fallen asleep too, and noted the pile of books beside her was much smaller now. It appeared she had read through four of five of them before drifting off. Illyana was impressed, and smiled as she tiptoed out of bed and around the trailer. Her small size made her light, which made her very quiet. She got dressed, placed a blanket over Ivory's shoulders, wrote a small note for her and left it on the table, amongst some other treats, all without waking her research assistant. Before slipping out, she smiled over at her, shutting the door quietly as she made her way out into the early morning sun to begin the day's chores.