Thais Pov
It was dark when I woke, the sound of splashing had awoken me. I wasn’t entirely sure how I could have heard the sound, though. This camp area was different from the last, because the cliff that overlooked the clearing had a waterfall over it, and a shallow pool on the cliff where Jareth was currently watching over the campsite. I swear, he was relentless. Every night he had the first watch, and I learned earlier that most of the time he won’t wake someone else for the second watch and just stay awake through it all. He was always putting all of the burdens on himself without complaint or pause, and always standing straight and tall, like a mountain. He made me feel safe and calm, and I wasn’t sure what I would do if he and the other assassins decided to leave us behind and
