Chapter 5
A minute twitch in his neck alone indicated his next motion as he turned his head to glance at her from the corner of his eye.
"Night yet reigns. Ample time remains for you to sleep."
Huddling more into the warmth and scent of the furs – his furs - she replied, "If it's still early, then what are you doing standing there and not resting, too?"
Humor seemed to light his golden eye as he flicked his eye to the sleeping form behind her and back again.
"Even if I wished to join you, there seems to be no vacancy."
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