Zmerr dragged his feet along the night-cooled grass. it had been a long day. there had been many animal stalls to clean and meals to cook. He was so tired. He felt like he could almost fall asleep walking.

"Ewwww! get out of my ear, you nasty animal!" he shouted as he pushed away a large furry head. the horse whinnied a little at Zmerr's harsh tone. Zmerr suddenly felt sorry for the beast. he pet it's nose and it calmed down. 

in the distance, he could see a figure. it looked female. he wondered why there would be any students outside the building at such a late hour. he tied the horse to the nearest post and approached the figure.