Shady

“I’m sleep… you’re hot. Too hot.” She shook her head. “Skin fire.”

“Mrgh Mrgh megne Mrgh,” she imitated, having no idea what she was doing.

She grunted in protest but didn’t have the energy to fight. “No sleep… walk.. you…. Heavy. I go… bed? Home? Home bed?”

“No, I’m okay,” she slurred. “I’m sleep walking… am dream… not real… you wake up… and I’m not.. here. I’m sleep. Bed. It’s okay. You’re okay.”

Ky grunted in protest when she woke to the servant. She didn’t open her eyes. “I’m… busy now, please. Do the… not this… I’m just… I’ll go… but no… please ...

She nodded and shuffled inside, shutting the door behind her but not bothering to lock it. Someone would find it and do it. Eventually. She shuffled across the courtyard painfully ...

She swayed severely but somehow managed to keep her balance as she shuffled to the door and fumbled it open after an infuriatingly long attempt. “See you.”

“Yeah.” She nodded and forced herself to pick her head up, cracking her eyes open. She’d figure it out. Somehow. “Thank you. Love you.” She tried to get down.

“Okay.” She whispered, clinging to him.

She tensed, afraid of the sudden change in pace.

“Serpent… piss place… not my home… can you take me home? I wanna… I wanna go home.”

“I wanna go home,” she slurred.

“Mm?”

Ky nodded in agreement, too sleepy to remember it was her turn.

“The tree… home.. for… bear…” she felt stupid, but she was trying to humor him.