Sun gradually rose, and birds began to sing. Knights began to wake up slowly while cursing and bumping each other. Forgetting the fact that there were two new people in their camp, witnessing their sorry state of the morning.
Auriel decided to wake Elise up, nudging her on the shoulder and giving her a few pats on the head.
"Wake up." He whispered.
But his pats and nudges didn't work at all, causing Auriel to doubt Elise's health. Normally she was a pretty light sleeper who would wake up after a sound she hears or physical contact she feels. Yet this time she wasn't even waking up even after the sound the knights were making and the nudges of Auriel.
'Was she tired and I didn't notice it? Or did she find peace after she said her wish and I accepted it?' Auriel's thoughts were leaning toward the second option as he knew that Elise was pretty tense around him until he injected her Puppet Strings.
