The sun was high in the sky when she finally woke, stretching lazily from her sleep, feeling much more rested than she had since she had set off on the ill fated hunting trip, that night not so long ago, yet feeling like an age away.<br/>She turned to him smiling, tugging gently on his ear and kissing his huge bull like nose.<br/><br/>"Thank you for allowing me to sleep and for keeping me warm. I appreciate it more than you know and far more than you deserve. Have you been laying here awake all this time?"