Larksong Grotto like a mantle of mystery

Having worn himself down to the last vestiges of his strength, Thade did not stir in the least as Wintersbane carefully departed for a breather, and he would likely remain asleep through to morning.
 
It had been hard to put him down that night, as he could feel — through his guardian’s growing air of tension — just how close they were getting to Sagtannet after many days journey. He never wanted to stop making headway, but again, his malnourished body refused to listen. Exhaustion sought to do what the babysitting warrior could not, and it finished the boy quite readily into a dead sleep; unfortunately, long after he had dried from his bath.
 
And if Wintersbane’s prolonged absence did not awake him, then Thade would only be woken by a sharp disturbance, if at all.

Cameo! Skip me at will <3