The door to the Duskbreak opened, not so late that Howl was completely asleep, but not so early that he hadn't been dozing. His mind snapped awake then, but he held himself completely still, the slight motion of his ears pricking up against the pillow the only sign that he was no longer sleeping.
He could hear her walking across the main room upstairs, slowly, then down the stairs to the basement. He fancied he could see through her right eye the darkened shapes of the beds that ringed the room, the sleeping forms of the men within them; he sensed rather than saw her drift across the room, her body bending over Warren's, and had he not been Miqo'te, he never would've caught the murmur, intended for Warren's ears alone.
"Well done."
A ghostly chuckle, and she made her way out of the ring of beds, probably to change and bathe. Howl felt his face burn like fire against the pillow, praying with all of his might to the Twelve that neither had noticed he was awake.
He could hear her walking across the main room upstairs, slowly, then down the stairs to the basement. He fancied he could see through her right eye the darkened shapes of the beds that ringed the room, the sleeping forms of the men within them; he sensed rather than saw her drift across the room, her body bending over Warren's, and had he not been Miqo'te, he never would've caught the murmur, intended for Warren's ears alone.
"Well done."
A ghostly chuckle, and she made her way out of the ring of beds, probably to change and bathe. Howl felt his face burn like fire against the pillow, praying with all of his might to the Twelve that neither had noticed he was awake.
People have forgotten this truth. But you mustn't forget it. You become responsible forever for what you have tamed.
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