Aside from the kids and Raaz, everyone had just rested their eyes for a second before alcohol and tiredness knocked them out.
"Gods, my back is killing me." Elina had spent the night with her face on the table while sitting on one of the wooden chairs and was now paying the price.
"Why didn't you go to bed, Mom?" Tista asked.
"That was my intention. The last thing I remember is that I was about to wake you up. I must have fallen asleep without even noticing." Elina replied.
"Five more minutes." Solus grumbled, mistaking those words for the morning call while she curled up and hid under the blankets to shield herself from sunlight.
Tista checked Rena's room, discovering that Senton had slept there alone while his wife had spent the night in Tista's room. Tista sighed, hoping that a good night's sleep and breakfast would defuse the quarrel of the previous night.
