Stone Circle we lose some along the way

The kids were asleep, finally. Sunny had stopped asking for Amber long enough to close his eyes and, for the moment, all was quiet. Day knew that it couldn't last long and found himself anticipating their waking hours. It made his heart churn to think of the long road ahead of him, but when they were awake, he could just focus on getting through the day.

With a heavy sigh, Grayday had laid himself across the mouth of the den, intending to block them in so that he could rest without worrying about them getting cold or getting out. They could curl against his back if they caught a chill, and they would certainly alert him if they tried to escape. He thought of sleeping, then, because he hadn't since the first night after returning home... but he couldn't. Not then.

"Mirabelle," Day greeted, relieved when the diminutive female made an appearance. His head lifted off his paws and his tail beat the ground in a weak thud-thud as he watched her approach. Any company was good company, right then, and he disliked Mirabelle significantly less than he once had. "How are you?" he asked, wondering if her bite wound was now fully healed.