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Wilt had intended to head straight to Higgs’s room once he returned to his own, but when he closed the door and saw Delco fast asleep in the darkness, a wave of exhaustion crashed over him. He climbed into his own bed and collapsed into sleep.
His dreams were vivid and confused, peopled with eagles, wolves and serpents, and red, sharpened teeth glinting in the moonlight. His body faded into an ethereal mist as a great cold sunk into his bones.
Wilt woke to find his bedding thrown back and his body shivering in the cool of the early morning. He sat up, hugging his chest to push away the deep chill that had wrapped around him. Delco stood by the window, gazing out at the dawn, totally oblivious to Wilt. Wilt wrapped a blanket over his shoulders and swung his legs over the side of the b
