Morning came to find Orion still sitting beside the river, his eyes opening slowly to rising son as a groan left his lips from the protest of his stiff muscles while he slowly stretched. "It was not a good idea to fall asleep out here whilst meditating" he grumbled to himself trying to recollect all that had happened yesterday as he gradually loosened up the muscles in his body and stood. His mind flashing to the evening prior, recalling being rescued and the emotional argument by the Lady Osioa who also happened to be one of the last if not the last dragon in the world.<br/><br/>Sighing he looks down at the new clothing that the water spirit Syee had left them the previous night. The spirit had tried to convince him to come into the warm house and have something to eat. Orion had politely declined and continued with his meditation. Now he was paying for it and it was going to take a more rigorous morning stretch then usual. Sighing yet again his mind and heart heavy from the events of last night he slowly removed his shirt, the cool morning air feeling like a light tingle across his skin. Next he removed his loose fitting pants folding them up and setting them down beside is worn and tattered shirt.<br/><br/>Standing now is nothing but a pair of shorts, which he wore as underwear, he took in one long deep breath as he raised his arms to the sky beginning his morning ritual and exercise. Years of practice and dedication turned this into a sort of dance, though it was surely deadly dance for his movements were meant to not only calm his mind and soul, but to also strengthen his body and fine tune his movements. Steadily and with practiced ease he began going through the motions, taking care to maintain perfection of his actions and gestures throughout but at a slow and steady pace. Usually this would be something he would do for about an hour before then bathing and having a morning meal, but given how he was feeling he decided to extend the time to at least two hours or until he did not feel as troubled anymore.<br/><br/>Fluid turns, kicks, jabs and steps moving within a mental arena as his body fell into the routine flawlessly as the tension began to relax its way out of his body. The stress leaving his mind and soul, clarity coming to him for what it is that he has to do if he was going to remain here and repay his life debt. Lost to the world around him, save for the soothing sounds of nature, Orion continued with his meditative tai chi.