Morning came and as normal Sheyken woke up before sunrise, did his morning training routine, freshened up, and changed to his normal clothes. As he reached Ningal's storefront, he saw that she was standing by the door looking outside. When she saw Sheyken, she was visibly happy but did not step outside of her house.
As soon as Sheyken got closer she grabbed him, closed the door, and hugged him. She then looked all over his body as if checking if he was not hurt.
"After you did not come back yesterday I was so worried. Are you ok? Are you hurt anywhere? Did you eat something? How was the forest? Why did you not come back?....."
She had to stop herself after seeing Sheyken's embarrassed face. After pouting and bloating her cheeks she ruffled Sheyken's hair while standing up and inviting h
