Marcus did not seem convinced, and looked as if he was about to protest when John walked into the cave with the orphans dragging along behind him. They were obviously worn out by their work-play and several of them crawled into various beds. TamLin smiled and walked over to Blazil. “There’s a cot I put up for you as well. Thank you for the donation, Blazil. I can’t tell you how much it means to me to be able to go with you.”<br/><br/>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~<br/><br/>Aria felt the moment that Phoenix moved away and woke herself. For a moment she watched him and then, seeing a tension in him, she reached out to touch his shoulder. “Phoenix. Wake up, Phoenix.”