Aegis woke to sunlight stabbing through the curtains and Lune already up, organizing coins into neat stacks on her desk.
"You're up early," Aegis said, rubbing her eyes.
"You asked me to help count, last night." Lune didn't look up from her work. "I'm helping."
"Right. Thank you. Best roommate ever." Aegis rolled out of bed, padding over in just her nightshirt. The pile of coins had grown since last night—she'd been too tired after the Nazraya thing to finish counting properly.
She dropped into the chair beside Lune and started sorting too. Lune cast a brief glance her way before turning back toward the gold.
"Three thousand, two hundred from last count," Lune said. "Plus yesterday's haul makes—"
The door burst open.
Sophie bounded in, still in her pajamas, hair a mess.
"Big sis!"
Before Aegis could react, Sophie launched herself onto Aegis's lap, nearly knocking over a stack of gold.
"Sophie, what—"
