Moonspear Undone

Her reactions to his words and touch were less enthusiastic than usual, though Floki attributed it to exhaustion and soreness. Traveling could really take the wind out of one's sails at the end of the day -- as exhilarating as it could be -- but to have taken a serious fall on top of that? He could imagine that all she wanted to do was rest.

And that's exactly what she requested in the next moment. Wildfire shifted away from him, but Floki followed, taking only a few long strides that brought him shoulder-to-shoulder with her once more. "I bet you're wiped out," he agreed sympathetically. "I'll come hang out with you while you sleep," he offered in the next breath. He wasn't tired, having just woken up a short while ago, but he wouldn't mind lying around as she napped.