Connor's head poked through the opening, and then the rest of his body came through.
He levitated down past the fallen debris and reached the clearing where I was sitting with Corwin.
Let me rest for a bit. I'm completely exhausted.
He plopped himself on the ground and tucked his head onto my lap.
I can barely move, he muttered inside my head. My body doesn't have enough energy to do anything.
"Shush now. Close your eyes, Darling, and take a nap for a bit. I'm right here beside you." I mumbled in soothing tones as I stroked his head.
He murmured something which I did not understand, and then fell asleep.
Once he slept, the tiny blue flame that kept a small bit of light in our little world was snuffed out.
I was once again in the dark but it no longer mattered.
