"Hmm?" A soft groan escaped Slater as his eyes slowly opened. He winced as he felt the stiffness in his neck, pushing himself to sit up. Still wincing a little, he glanced at the person next to him. It was Haines.
'Right…' he thought. 'I fell asleep while talking to Uncle Haines last night.'
As Haines adjusted his position, getting more comfortable in the other corner of the couch, Slater looked around. Allison and Charles had already left the room, so Hugo was now occupying the spare bed in the bedroom. Slater didn't care much for his second brother, as he was just glad Hugo wasn't snoring.
When his eyes landed on the bed, his lips pressed into a thin line. Slater carefully pushed himself away from the couch, tiptoeing to the bed while making sure he wasn't waking anyone up. It was still too early, after all, and they had all slept a little later than usual because they were watching Zoren's progress. They didn't want Penny to stay up alone.
