Phoenix Maplewood You say things with your mouth --

Hard.. To shut the mind off. Yes, that was precisely her problem tonight. But it wasn't just her mind that wouldn't stop; it was the flow of her blood, the sensation of calm that had descended upon her after the fact. Tavi didn't know what to do with this extra energy. She did wish to sleep — that would waste away the hours, and then she could return to her duties in the light. Maybe even see Reek.

Reek.

And once again, her mind was on a loop. The sound of the forest around them both — her and Reek, or maybe now, between herself and this pale wolf; this ghost who lingered to listen. Tavi took a deep breath and focused on the stars above, but found that they were less interesting the longer she watched them. So instead, she looked at Lunar.

Is there a way.. Around it? Around the thinking. It was a good question, she thought. Tavi did not usually struggle for sleep. Maybe she should get in to the business of digging dens every day? That had exhausted her before. I don't usually have problems. Its not like I'm not tired, but... I just can't. She was too awake. Eager for the comfort of another — and that somebody was likely not this quiet girl.