Sabine gave a wide smile. She was so relieved that Peiter was understanding that she almost shed a tear of happiness. "Thank you," she whispered so quietly that she was mouthing it more than saying it. It was far too warm to cuddle, but Sabine still brought a hand up to Peiter's head and drew in close to him, giving him a long kiss. Afterwards, she pressed her forehead against his and just enjoyed his contact. They eventually separated to keep cool and fell asleep.

With his hand still on his cheek and his mouth still hanging open, Tzirret stood up to his feet and went to his bedroll listlessly. When he laid himself down, he found his rushing thoughts and panic started to subside, but they were replaced with questions that he kept repeating to himself. Being an adolescent boy, his apprehensive fears were assaulted by other desires that kept him awake for a couple of hours straight. He considered going off to hide behind a bush and rid himself of it, but there was an opportunity right in front of him that he was curious to attempt, daunting as it may be.

Once everyone was fast asleep and all that lit up the jungle was the speckled light of the moons, Tzirret carefully stood up from his bedroll and padded over to La'khay where she slept.

When the next morning came over the horizon, Tzirret awoke in his own bedroll. He did not seem any more confident than he did before. In fact, whenever he caught sight of La'khay, his ears drooped a little and he looked away. He [i]really[/i] hoped that she could keep secrets.

The rest of the group arose in a the short time following Tzirret fetching his breakfast. Fendros was the not the first to sit down with Tzirret, tucking into his own breakfast. "I had a strange dream last night," he mentioned casually to anyone listening, "Someone was crying through the whole thing, but when I woke up, Rhazii wasn't crying at all." He shook his head, "Maybe I ate something strange."