AARYN
When he and Elreth finally slumped, exhausted, into the furs, Elreth curled into his chest and began to snore immediately. She planned to only sleep for an hour before dinner, then the meeting that night, but Aaryn figured he'd better make sure she woke up. She seemed to have fallen very deeply asleep as soon as she was no longer distracted.
Feeling only slightly smug, Aaryn sighed. His eyes dragged closed. He wanted to sleep too after such a short night of sleep and such a stressful day—which wasn't over. But he knew once dinner was over they would be consumed with the meetings and decision making, and it would be another day before he could see his mother. He didn't want to wait. So, even though she would be disappointed not to see Elreth, he decided it was better for him to go alone, than not at all.
