Eventually, I fell asleep again. The daze from meeting the dragoness, the depression caused by what I learned from her and the recurring pain in my left wing didn't leave me much strength for anything else.
When I woke up again, it was already dark. I felt Arith shift the wing she was shielding me with and lift her head from the hay to look at me.
"Finally..." she purred. "I was afraid I would have to venture out hunting without informing you." She slowly got up to her feet. "You must be terribly hungry, you didn't eat for so long. I will come back as soon as I can."
When I nodded, still half-conscious, she carefully climbed onto the rocks surrounding the opening above us.
