Snot pushed himself off the ground with a tired groan and brushed dirt from his clothes.
"Well, I'm going back to sleep for a few more hours. Wait for me before you tell the others what we found. We do it together."
Neo gave a small nod. "Alright. I'll stay here a bit. I'll move later."
Snot studied him for a second. "You sure?"
"Yeah." Neo glanced toward the huts. "I think I'd sleep better here than beside Max."
That got a laugh out of Snot.
"Fair point." He stretched once more and started walking back toward camp. "See you later, Neo."
Neo watched him go without answering.
He stayed where he was, still sprawled on the ground near the cliffside, with the tower cutting into part of his view and the sky slowly brightening above it. Dawn had come clean and pale, the kind of light that made everything look quieter than it really was.
His gaze drifted toward the tower.
'You really turned into a headache fast.'
After that, his attention shifted inward.
