In the end, Zaos's words haven't been enough to make the other two relax or fall asleep. At least for a while, though. Zaos wanted to assume the first turns of the guard duty since those two really needed to rest, but in the end, they stayed awake while he took a quick nap.
Although Zaos cleaned the place he decided to sleep, he still left some pebbles there to prevent himself from relaxing too much. Thanks to that, he woke up several times and checked things with the other boys. They managed to fight off the powerful wave of sleep until around midnight, but after that, they began to sleep while holding their knees. When they finally lost the battle against the sleep, Zaos was already up and stretching his body.
"All right, let's keep my mind busy until morning," Zaos muttered.
