Into the night

The Ermís woke suddenly in the night. He could feel the heat of his fur against the bed, and the way the heavy beating of his heart pounded against the surface beneath him. He could scent stone and dust and the alienness of it all added to the sudden departure from the nightmare he had woken from. The intensity of it all had him filled with the urge to be up and moving. He wasn’t sure of the time, but peeking through the curtains told him that night was in full swing.

He considered the room for a moment. A gracious gift from the Aegis, for sure. The balcony overlooked the plains from the foot of his bed, and the south wall looked over the courtyard and gardens. He glanced back at his bed, and sighed softly. Sleep wasn’t going to find him again, not tonight. Pulling on his braces, and leaving Solar roasting on the balcony he made his way out the door. Creeping quietly through the dark hallway as he made his way to the starwell, and down to the ground floor of the castle.

There were deep shadows in the stone, and the unfamiliar terrain was harder to navigate through in the dark, but he managed to find his way out to the courtyard. The fresh cool air washed away some of the heat that still clung to him, and he parted his lips as he considered his next move. It didn’t take him long to decide to head to the plains, nodding his head to any patrolling wolf he met as he fell into a ground eating lope, and paced the parameter of the pack.


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