When I woke up Aleksi was still beside me. Asleep. His tail laid across both of us giving off a gentle heat. It was a nice feeling and oddly sweet. I needed to get up through. My body screamed at me that something was wrong. Every hair on my body of cell of my being yelled at me to run.
I ran at the sides of the nest. I needed out. I needed out now! If me ripping his tail off didn't wake Aleksi up, then the sound of me clawing my way up the plates did. My nails tore from the grip I held. Run. Hide. Survive. Something dark and hungry was close to the edge of my mental awareness. Aleksi pulled himself from the nest before pulling me out.
