Ryan finally decided on what course of action to take and lowered his hand to his side. [i]Waking her up would be selfish. Ruining her sleep just to satisfy my boredom. What was I even thinking?[/i] Quietly, he walked back down the ladder leading to the ground floor. At least, that was the plan. Missing just a single rung on the ladder and Ryan was sent tumbling down, making more noise then a 150 pound, 19-year-old male should probably make. Time seemed to slow down as his brain processed what was going on, making the moment of weightlessness seem more intense. [color=B22222]"Owww,"[/color] he said once the dust had settled, metaphorically speaking. [i]Oh man. That would've woken her up for sure. And the do- I mean wolf, too. I'm probably going to start hearing barking any second now. Wait, do wolves bark? Looks like I'm about to find out.[/i]