The little gray mouse was curled up, deep in sleep, her delicate whiskers  twitching with her dreams. Having stood a watch earlier, she was into her deepest slumber now and lost to thoughts of a rather fetching young mouse with golden fur who had caught her eye back in Shaleburrow. Lea wasn't an imposing mouse, her form nimble and sleek rather than bulky and intimidating, but even in sleep there was a certain vitality to her that kept her always in motion, A twitch here. A thrash of a slender leg there. His name was Eska and perhaps she squeaked it softly a time or two as she slumbered but whatever caused it to be spoken remained a mystery to any observer. She'd seen him as they'd arrived at the settlement, passing him as he toiled away with the acorn harvest, and her bright eyes couldn't help but linger on the powerfully built young mouse who looked as if he were doing the work of ten mice on his own. She'd been fairly certain even then that the look they'd exchanged had been<em>one of those</em>, a suspicion that was later confirmed when he sought her out in the evening to propose a game of Nut 'n Hole.<br/><br/>Nut 'n Hole. It was a child's game, really, a rather elaborate version of keep away, where a treat of some kind was fought over and the one to get it first into the designated hole, often dug just for the game, got to enjoy the spoils. A children's game but also one that was common to play in courting so it had been a bold move on his part indeed. Tired as they both were, he from the harvest and she from her trek, they played on until it was late enough for the owls to come out then called it a draw and enjoyed the acorn he'd brought to the game together. Lea had never met a mouse that made her think about settling down but she couldn't help but hope that her duty would take her back to Shaleburrow one day. She awoke with the first rays of the sun, smiling, though half expecting to feel the warmth of a strong body curled around hers and a little disappointed as the reality of the waking world took over. Stretching, she was overcome by a yawn as she reached down to scratch her tummy, but that was the only routine necessary for her to be fully awake and ready to scrounge up some breakfast.<br/><br/>"Where's Mawgwa? Did he wander off again?" she asked, blinking as she glanced around and pulling her cloak snugly around her in the morning chill. Her stomach growled, reminding her of her first priority, and she hummed a little song to herself as she geared up to face the day.<br/>