Eldreth

They had only been away for a day and part of a night, but to Alexei it felt like they had been in the desert for weeks upon weeks.

He was exhausted.

After telling the Grand Mage what had happened he staggered off to his room and stumbled through the door.

He had tried to be as quiet as his tired body would let him, but the moment the door creaked and the light from the flickering lanterns in the corridor flooded into the bedroom Neave woke up.

“Hey, don’t worry, it’s only me,” Alexei said as the girl rose up out of bed with a panicked look in her eye.

As she saw it was Alexei the girl immediately calmed down and a smile tracked its way across her lips.

“Yeah, I missed you too,” Alexei said, meaning it genuinely even though he had only been away for a day, “I’d tell you all about it, but I’m absolutely knackered.”

He walked heavily, each step thudded on the ground.

“I think I just need to sleep for a little while,” Alexei yawned and then collapsed into his bed without even rem
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