Chapter 294: Orc Subterfuge I woke a few hours later. Somehow during the night I had rolled back over and was now hugging the large white wolf. The warmth had been welcome, but I needed to relieve Mateo and Maveith on watch. The wolf roused with me, shaking its coat. Its brother was sleeping outside the door of the single-room cabin. I thought this might be the one I comforted during the thunder and lightning display. I rolled up my bedroll and sent the griffin pillow and bedroll to storage.Mateo stretched his back, seeing that I was awake. Maveith was on the far side of the cabin, and Mateo went to get him. I would be the only one on the second watch, as my earth speak would help me watch a larger area.Maveith and Mateo found their bedrolls after stirring the coals of Tarnasha’s fire. I decided to check on the horses and walked the thirty yards to where they were. The white wolf plodded at my side, and I passed him a chunk of bear meat. Good food was the best way to befriend an animal, as Ginger could attest.The injured horses had been healed and I gave all the horses half an apple each before I returned for my watch. Maveith had waited for my return before curling into a ball in his bedroll. We hadn’t set the tarp tents because Glasha had guaranteed no overnight rain. I was starting to wonder what the extent of her magic was.I found a comfortable rock roughly shaped like a seat and settled in. I pulsed earth speak, practicing refining my feedback from the pulse. The wolf sat behind me, higher up on the rock. He was hoping for a few snacks throughout the night, which he would receive, as I was apparently a pushover.I watched my group from a distance as they stirred with the rising sun. Maveith was the first one up and quietly (...)