Elizabeth stretched beside Night and slowly eased her eyes open. They were still heavy with sleep, but she knew that she needed to get up. She and Night needed to start the last part of their journey to the cliffs soon.
She yawned and scooted closer to Night to keep from getting cold. Night looked at her smiling and said, "Well mornin' little one. Did ye sleep well?"
She stayed close to him for a moment, breathing in the smell of him before she made herself sit up and stretch once more. The cave smelled of slightly damp earth, which comforted her in a way. She looked around, wondering what the cave would look like now that it was daylight.
Gasping in delight, Elizabeth almost hurt her neck as she twisted back and forth trying to look all about. There were small crystals clinging to the ceiling of the cave, reflecting the light that was now pouring in through the cave's mouth.
It was alight with swirls of color that formed into pictures that had an almost life-like feel; as if you could reach up and touch one of them.
After a few moments, she looked at Night, her face lit up in excitement. He beamed at her and laughed. "I didn't want to tell ye about it. Thought ye might like to see it for yourself."
Elizabeth smiled even more at him. "We should try to find some food then come back and eat it in here. I wanna look around some more."
Night nodded and a few moments later, the two headed out the cave to find some fruit to quell their appetites.
