i woke up slowly, exhaustion making my mind fuzzy. at first i thought it was a dream because all i could see was a galaxy of a million shining stars. it took a moment for my memories to catch up with me but when they did a fresh stream of tears flowed down my cheeks, quietly sobbing. it took even more time to calm down, when i eventually did i noticed a familiar 'Khaw!' sounding from a nearby tree.
"it can't be..." i thought, "i.. i don't believe it..", i said aloud, slightly astonished about the fact that the crow escaped from the blaze and the Mayor. sure enough once i said it the crimson silhouette that could only be the crow flew down and hopped to me, rubbing its head on me. i sigh dejectedly, "i can't believe that happend", i said, only to get a nip to the ear as if to say, "don't you dare go soft on me", to this i laughed "don't worry i won't".
"now, lets get started on making a shelter for the night" i said, getting up to gather wood for a fire, only after i was half way done did realize i had no way to light the wood, "i guess we're using starlight instead for now" i thought, replacing the boughs of spruce i would have used to make a lean-to and used wood instead, i decided i'd use the boughs for bedding.
"we'd better pack it in for the night, we have a busy day tomorrow don't we Rek?" i said to the crow.