Chapter 13: Deeds Over WordsI didn't think I'd be able to sleep at all that night, with all the thoughts whirling in my head, but the week's worth of exhaustion I'd been building up hit me all at once. Before I knew it, I was opening my bleary eyes to a handful of sun rays creeping through a window. I yawned and stretched. I had been coiled like a spring all night on the couch, and the kinks in my limbs bit back in protest.
Hawke was already in the kitchen, working with an iron skillet over the Kamsons' potbelly stove. He hummed an aimless tune as he flipped eggs and peppers into the air over and over. It smelled divine, especially considering it overpowered the acrid odor of the house.
“Good morning,” he said with a smile. “I just checked on Luke a little bit ago. He still seems to be d
