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When Scout woke, the tent was almost uncomfortably warm. The dogs had moved away from her to sprawl their legs out. She had taken her coat off at some point.
The little glowing heater wasn’t even on anymore.
Daisy was already awake. Or, perhaps more likely, she had never slept. When she saw Scout’s eyes were open, she immediately set a mug of something steaming within arm’s reach.
“I was about to wake you to get going,” Daisy said as Scout sat up and sipped at the beverage. She had no idea what beverage it was trying to be, only that it wasn’t quite pulling it off.
“Yeah, I know,” Daisy said, seeing her face. “The water up here boils too soon to make a proper cup of tea. But it’s hot and has an extra shot of caffeine, so drink it up anyway. The storm stopped a few minutes ago.”
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