Pillow talk

Adela sighed; her fatigue palpable on her face. Her husband, however, appeared untouched by the lack of sleep, his energy seemingly drawn from what got her exhausted in the first place.

It was a little unfair.

As they went about the process of drying themselves with the towels Egon brought for the two of them, her olive-green eyes met his deep brown ones, she barely managed to give him a small smile while his smile dazzled her – another palpable proof of her exhaustion and his undiminished vitality.

"Come here."

He reached out and held her close, and she leaned into him, a subtle strength emanating from his touch, he pressed a tender kiss to her temple.

"I will carry you back to bed."

She did not mind that at all.

Egon carried her across the corridor and then inside their room towards their bed. He laid her down, tucking the covers around her.

"Only a few hours of rest, and then the world beyond will begin making its demands."