Before Daybreak
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restless_abode(Takes place early the next morning following this.)
Firn woke from nightmares when the sky outside was still dark. She was off her sleeping-shelf, where she lay curled warm beside Kalt, before she was even fully conscious, heart hammering, the feeling of eyes on her prickling the hair on her sweaty nape. The idea of lying back down made her throat start to close up in terror, so she quickly stuffed her feet back into her boots and pulled a loose pelt around her shoulders to block a chill she knew was not actually in the air. The main part of the lodge was warm from the coals glowing still on the hearth; a glance out the window showed the stars turned to the hour before dawn, perhaps less, so Firn sighed and tiptoed down into the cellar to gather up some things to make breakfast.
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Firn woke from nightmares when the sky outside was still dark. She was off her sleeping-shelf, where she lay curled warm beside Kalt, before she was even fully conscious, heart hammering, the feeling of eyes on her prickling the hair on her sweaty nape. The idea of lying back down made her throat start to close up in terror, so she quickly stuffed her feet back into her boots and pulled a loose pelt around her shoulders to block a chill she knew was not actually in the air. The main part of the lodge was warm from the coals glowing still on the hearth; a glance out the window showed the stars turned to the hour before dawn, perhaps less, so Firn sighed and tiptoed down into the cellar to gather up some things to make breakfast.
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