Wind Run

Soon the sun was up. The chirping of some bird-like beasts could be heard.

Shin woke up from a deep sleep only to find Aella sitting right next to him.

"Aella?"

Shin thought that she would sleep longer because he knew that she was quite tired, but it seemed like that was not the case.

"Master, I woke up in order to protect you from dangers...", she said while lowering her head.

"Wait, you were awake the whole time?", Shin asked.

"No Master, I woke up just recently...", she said in a calm tone but Shin knew that something was suspicious.

Of course, he could see some foot marking here and there which clearly belonged to Aella since they were a bit larger than his own.

The marl did look fresh but not too fresh, he predicted it to be some two-three hours older.

"Tell the truth, when did you wake up exactly?", she asked.

"Pardon me for lying master..."

"I never slept in the first place."