Elanor was already awake when Marcus knocked on her door. With a simple word, she gave him permission to enter.
Her room seemed far more pleasant than the one Marcus had been in. Choosing to have her window open overnight, a cool morning breeze blew into the room. Unlike his own room, which had been rather bland, he noticed a distinct pleasant scent in the room, one strong enough to be noticed immediately. Elanor was still sat in her bed as he entered, the bedsheets wrapped tightly around her shoulders.
"Tess has almost just taken my door down..." Marcus began, glancing at her. "You've got something on your shoulder," he said, gesturing to his own shoulder as he told her.
As Elanor quickly glanced to her right shoulder, her eyes widened in surprise. Somehow, a spider had crawled onto her shoulder without her noticing. Despite her fear of the creatures, she merely scooped it up into her hand and took it over to the window in her room, before letting it outside.
