Heron Lake Plateau guiding light

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*also starts yawning as she types this post...*  Last post from me for this thread though, I think.

Of course! said Owen—like there was any doubt he'd ever stop loving his silly little sister, stuck-faced or not. He gave her an affectionate jab with his nose to gratefully acknowledge as she squooshed her form all the more tightly around his. (Besides, this way she made all the better a fuzzy shield between him and his other sisters...whom Owen still suspected may be plotting some sort of nefarious prank or revenge. He was safe enough for now, though, surely, with little Kite right here and Eljay hovering protectively behind...) And, 'Arm den dangerous' indeed, he agreed readily, though exactly what that saying was supposed to mean mystified him somewhat as well. He wasn't about to back down on his staunch support of Kite now, though, especially when she was being so kind and supportive of him in return. Well, that and he didn't want to irritate his fuzzy hot water bottle into leaving his side, admittedly. Bet you'd scare any ol' pond monster making stuck faces like that, though, yeah, he added with a grin and a gentler nudge.

Her and Eljay's yawns were contagious, though, and Owen had to stifle one of his own shortly after. It had been a long and trying day for all of them, really, and now that his shivers had died down to near-nothing, exhaustion came to the fore for the brother as well. Owen glanced at the rise and fall of Kite's ribcage, and then scrunched himself determinedly closer to Eljay as well, practically burrowing into the sitter's larger and fluffier side in an attempt to steal as much warmth as possible. (He was still cold, even if he wasn't quivering anymore, after all, so Owen felt pretty entitled to it.) Phoebe and Vasa would have to make their own accommodations; Owen was resolutely not going to move for anything or anyone else. Than's Eljay, he mumbled in belated agreement. His limbs grew heavier and heavier as his eyelids started to droop. He fumblingly reached out a tired paw to cuddle Kite in a smidge closer to himself too and was soon lightly snoring in blissful contentment.