Morning came quicker than he thought.
Aren blinked his eyes open as sunlight spilled across the inside of their cave. For a moment, he simply lay there, staring up at the stone ceiling while the last bit of sleep slowly faded away. Or what little sleep he did manage to get.
He rubbed his face and let out a quiet breath.
Yeah…don't think I'm gonna be sleeping this entire week.
The thunder had rumbled across the lagoon for most of the night. Between that and the thoughts still circling his mind from the conversation with Luna before, Aren hadn't gotten much rest.
With a small groan, he pushed himself upright. The rest of the group was already outside and ready.
Marcus was stretching his arms near the entrance, Iris was packing away the cooking pot from the night before, and Emily looked far more alive than she had yesterday now that her ether had mostly recovered.
The moment he stepped outside, Aren paused.
