- Sam...- She murmured, quite a while later.
- ¿Mjm?
- I'll try to sleep.
- Well... I'll do the same- He was a little down next to her.
- Wake me if anything happens or if you're too cold.
Samuel pulled back his face, a little, looking at her, confused.
- ¿What?- Edna smiled- ¿Do you think that only you can worry?
- You need to be so adorable- He smiled- Excuse me.
Then he gave a strong and long kiss on the forehead, and then squeeze her in a comfortable hug.
- Now, yes- He said, sighing and closing his eyes- Have a nice rest.
- Rest well- She smiled.
For either it was impossible not fall asleep in that situation.
Even in that place and with few amenities, both felt comfortable and warm. Fatigue overcame them relatively soon.
In the middle of the night, Edna awoke, feeling cold. He rubbed his hands, checked the time on her wrist, with little eyes, seeing that they were still 2 am, then she lift up slightly, looking at the fireplace over Drake, seeing that the fire was quite low.
She huffed. She should wake Samuel and lift up.
- Sam- She called him.
All she heard was the guy, snoring.
- Sam- She gently patted his cheek- Wake up.
- ¿What?- He opened his eyes, trying to look at her.
- Sorry, but I have to get up...
- ¿What? Why?- He rubbed his eye.
- There is little fire ¿Do not you feel cold?
Drake looked back, sighing to see the painful flame of the fireplace, that almost looked like a candle.
- I see…- He complained- You're right, it's cold.
- ¿Will you let me go?
- No…- He patted her arm- I am going. Keep the site warm ¿Yes?
- Yes…- She yawned widely as Samuel lift up.
And lying on the site, half asleep, she looked him seek firewood from the pantry, into place, fan the flames, shake his hands.
He stood for a moment front the fire, taking heat, extending his hands next to the flames.
- Samy...- She complained with sleepy voice- I'm cold…
The guy smiled while sighed. Edna being so sleepy, was the loveliest thing he had ever known.
He approached the attempt to bed, seeing as she stepped aside and allowed him to bed. Once he do that, Shaareim immediately hooked her waist.
- Let me settle down at least- He whispered, softened, covering her.
The woman muttered something in his neck, falling asleep almost instantly.
- ¿Edna?- He whispered, without believing that she already was asleep.
He knew very well that she must be very quiet to sleep that way in a place like that. It had happened with previous work, where the nights had a dangerousness tint. Even if the danger was minimal, Edna could not sleep. She preferred to stay awake and watching.
The sun was starting to fondle the mountain range of Qilian, kissing the tip of the mountain Muhammad Shan. The sky was clear, the snow glowed with a soft orange hue, and it was cold as hell.
But inside the wooden hut, It was still warm like the couple of old friends, slept like logs.
- ¡Sam!- Sunded Nate, hard, in the communicator, in the middle of silence.
- ¿¡What!? ¿¡What!?- Edna awoke scared, like Samuel.
- ¡Sam! ¿Do you hear me?
- God- Drake took the communicator, half asleep- Yes… Yes… ¿What do you want?
- ¿You are alive?
- No, we're dead by the scare you gave us...- He rubbed his face.
- ¿Edna?
- Mjm...- She murmured, with face under the blankets.
- Well, begin awaking- Said the young Drake- Call when you are ready, we have good news.
- Yes… Yes…- Samuel turned it off- Annoying.
He sigh, rubbing his forehead, while he listened to Edna yawned like a beast on his shoulder.
- Stop... You make me…- He yawned also, extensively- That...
The woman laughed.
With little desire to do so, they stood up and exposed to cold air, stretching a bit, drinking ice water. Drake woke up almost completely when he was forced to go pee outside, in the snow.
- ¡God!- He exclaimed, entering as a light, to stand before the fire, with waist forward- ¡I almost freeze my...!
- ¡Hey!- She stopped him, rummaging in his backpack.
- Hands... I am going to say hands.
- Yeah right…- She opened a small jar- Extends them.
- ¿My…?
- ¡Hands!
- ¡Calm down!- He extended them, seeing that she put a liquid on them- ¿What is supposed to be this?
- Gel alcohol. That we do not have water, does not mean that you can be a pig.
- That subtle- He rubbed his hands- ¿You do not have to go to...?
- No way. I am a woman, I would have to pull my pants down to my knees. That freezes me the soul just thinking about it... I prefer to stand until the impossible for me…
- Showy situation... And... I guess you will not have coffee in your backpack ¿Right?
- No- She gave to him a kind of candy, pretty big, with dark color- I got that.
- ¿A frozen plum?- He watched her eat one.
- Candy caffeine- He muttered with difficulty- Don't bifte it.
- ¿What? ¿Bifte?- He laugh- ¿Bifte like verb bite?
- Funny- She looked at him with a straight face.
He even laughed a little when he put the candy in him mouth. Tasted like coffee, very concentrated, and it was harder than his own stubbornness.
- ¿So?- She smiled.
- Good- He muttered with the candy aside- Complicated.
- ¿You see?
- ¿Was not there one... more... bifgger?
Edna laughed loudly. Samuel loved that laugh, even if there was a giant candy through. So, he chose something comic, as usual in him.
He motioned to her and took the communicator.
- Nafhan- He called him, seeing her laugh a little apart.
- Sam- He answered, son- ¿Are you ready for the good news?
- Mjm…
- The storm has passed and is not expected to return in some days. We have plenty of time to get there and back.
- Fafuloufs.
- ¿Fafulo what?- Ask Nate, confused- ¿What? ¿Are you eating something?
- No- He lied.
- Anyway- He sigh- Start to leave. Go up to the cable car and take the chair until the tower. We will be waiting to go down to the cave.
- Greaft.
- You are so fool... Over and out.
- Ofverf and ouft.
He looked at Edna, still laughing, with her hand in her mouth to not spit the huge candy.
- ¿Let'sf gof?- He asked, pretending elegance.
As simple as that, some absurd nonsense and the woman glowed with joy.
It was all he needed to climb all the long journey with soft snow, to the cable car, step by step, slowly. At least the huge candy caffeine was ridiculously effective. He felt as if he had taken a couple of cups of coffee.