"We're heading back."

The three girls slunk out and returned to their room.

Ray snorted and rolled back onto the bed, resuming his sleep.

His body was astonishingly resilient. Even without a fire in the room, he felt no cold. Sleeping like this wouldn't harm him, not even a cold. Still, he pulled a blanket over himself and, as he drifted off, couldn't help thinking of the women back home. Those were the real treasures.

If he weren't so lazy, he might have dashed back to Senna City to his gir