Waking Up

[_fredless]

[At first there's just the rustle of bedding, following by a distinct thud as a journal is knocked off the nightstand and lands open-ended on the floor. Then there's a quiet hum -- that warm, wakeful sound that always seems to come out of a body after a good bit of sleep. It elongates as Fred does the same, stretching out and then curling to one

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[it takes a moment for that familiar voice to register, but then Ray's snatching up his journal, grinning]

... He-ey, you're awake!

[_fredless]

[That's a voice that always earns a smile]

So it seems...

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What happened? Did somethin' actually put you to sleep, or was it the castle? I couldn't figure it out ...

[_fredless]

[There's a sigh]

I haven't quite figured that part out yet.