ELRETH
It was late when the wise women left, but Elreth was humming with nerves, and with anger at Aaryn for being so hard on her that evening. But it was late. Too late to go looking for him. Besides, he always needed some time to calm down when he was pissed.
She wanted to sleep. She knew she needed to. But the cave was too big for her alone. And the bed, when she tried to force herself to rest, was too warm.
She considered the bathing pools, but she didn't feel like getting wet. So, she decided to take a walk. Except, as soon as she stepped into the meadow outside the cave, she saw lights glowing from her parents Tree.
They were still awake?
Maybe they were having trouble sleeping too?
With a shrug, Elreth trotted across the meadow to knock on the door, then pushed it open. "Are you guys still up?" she called quietly.
