Ponce is jumping at their heels as they go, and Christine lifts him up since the mattress is too high for him to jump up. He can jump down well enough, but when he does he's stranded and needs picked back up again. They should really get a set of doggy stairs.

Settling in with her pillow propped up against the headboard, Christine is ready for snuggling.

"I visited a new hold: Falcon-Reach. They were the friendliest bunch of Avvar I have ever met."