-Laelia-
We had been traveling for only three days when, one night, I suddenly woke up from my sleep. I looked around the dark tent. Only the torches outside provided a faint light. I scanned the ground, the ceiling, and every corner, but I couldn’t find the reason for my waking.
I rolled to the other side of the bed, checking to see if Ashes was there, but he was nowhere to be seen. It didn’t even look like he had come to bed. Still agitated from being abruptly woken, I threw off the blanket and got out of bed.
I was wearing only a thin nightgown, which offered little protection from the cold, though I wasn’t sure if the shivering was due to the chill or something else. I moved slowly and quietly through the tent.
“Hello?” I whispered.
It was eerily quiet. I walked around the tent,
