Hideout

[Gia Rilan]

Gia nodded. "I'll stay. I do think I will head outside though. I won't go far, if I do stray. Goodnight."

Gia smiled slightly at the older man and headed outside, leaving her bow and pack inside the temple. She stepped outside into the cool night air, feeling a slight shock as the wolf rose fresh and strong in her mind. She stepped into the shadow of one of the temple doors for decency's sake and shifted smoothly, landing in a small pile of clothing that she ignored. She walked out wolf, nose twitching as she took in the night.

The brown wolf lay down in a greyish shadow of one of the steps, looking for all the world like a domestic dog. She was alert but tired, and the girl was now trying to imagin what Mavarion had told her was possible. It was a little too much for her, and she decided just to try and get some sleep. The wolf closed her eyes and slept lightly, always aware of her surroundings as she drifted off into sleepyland. The animal drew a heaving breath and then blew it out, her eyes flickering up to the stars and the near full moon.

The wolf settled further into the temple stairs and slept.

[Mavarion]

The girl left, and Mavarion went about making himself comfortable for the night. He pulled some of the blankets over, laying one beneath him and keeping one for on top. He banked the fire so it's heat would remain through most of the night, and arranged it so most of that heat would be thrown towards him.

With a sigh and an agonized grunt, Mavarion turned until he could lay back on the blanket beneath him. His eyes didn't close for a time, as he simply stared towards the darkened ceiling and listened to the night. His thoughts buzzed through his head, images of carnage and his goddess walking the lands while he led an army, perhaps of shifters, simply to create havoc and chaos over the lands of Pal Tahrenor.

With visions of chaos dancing in his head, Mavarion drifted off to sleep, secure in the knowledge that he had a wolf to watch over him.