We took a quick detour to where we had left everyone, and found that they were still there. I told Ganalorn to take care of everything, and watched with smile as Marina and Draco are engaged in what seem to be a heated conversation. Marina was having one with Lucas, while mother Lu was clearing every other thing around. I asked Eragon quickly how Lucas had coped over the years, and he said Lucas didn't show anything disturbing.
The room was a complete mess, and we had to spend most of the night cleaning the room before finally settling on the cream colored sheet spread on the bed.
However, sleep bade us farewell. Despite how tired I was, and how exhausted I was sure Eragon was, sleep escaped. And we talked far into the night before finally giving in to the sleep.
But as soon as the fir
