“Indeed.” Harun pulled Kelwyn in and gave him a squeeze as they stepped inside his rooms. But then the two of them set about climbing back into bed to resume their interrupted sleep. They cuddled close together, but did nothing more than share a brief kiss before slumber claimed them both.
* * * *
Harun woke while it was still daylight, though the sun was sinking low. Kelwyn was still out cold in the bed. He wasn’t even breathing, and Harun felt more than a little odd about the fact that Kelwyn was completely indistinguishable from dead while he slept. There was always a little voice of worry at the back of Harun’s mind, never easily banished even though he knew it was absurd, that whispered he might actually be dead.
Fortunately for his peace of mind, when Harun sat beside Kelwyn and s
