The Abyss

"You can sleep here"

The old man said preparing his bed for Raith, all of his composure and even his way of speaking suddenly became formal.

Raith found it uncomfortable but how could the young man refuse such humble and warm hospitality, not with the torrent of the cold outside that got worse as the night strayed into its darkest moment?

"Thank you so much but where will you stay?"

"Ha, you don't have to worry about me."

The man said with a confident smile and a proud expression.

"I am a man of the night, I don't need sleep."

He said confidently as he hurried Raith to his bed with a radiant glare that was looking to please its liege.

Uncomfortably, Raith laid. The man stood beside him with the same radiant face.

"Uhmm... are you going to be there all night?"

Raith asked, like a nine-year-old that doesn't want to get watched while he sleeps.

"If it displeased you, I shall turn around"

The man immediately turned his back to Raith.