[Avira]
I stretched lazily on the cold ground until my arms were restricted by a hard object, and I snapped my eyes open. I was sleeping peacefully until I woke up, and realized that I was still in the hollow of the tree. Although I had pretended to be okay with the arrangement last night, I was not. In fact, I only ceased to be scared after I slept off, and now that I was awake, my fear had returned, and stronger I'm afraid.
"Are you still sleeping?" I whispered in the darkness, turning to the other side where Dylan had bedded down, only to meet it empty. Fear gripped me instantly as I peered outside for any sign of him, and found none.
He didn't leave me all by myself here." I told myself in a desperate attempt to stop the fear which I could sense coming with so much force, but it wasn't working. It was dark outside, but darker inside, and the thought that there could be a snake or more lying with me at the moment didn't make it any easier for me.
