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"Are you still awake?" came the kender's voice. The
goblin jerked, and his eyes opened instantly. Then he
realized the kender wasn't talking to him. The soft voice
came from where the elf had gone on guard duty.
"Of course I'm awake," the elf said.
The goblin sighed and lifted his head slightly. With his
night vision, he could see the elf settle down on the ground
next to a log, about fifty feet away. The kender wandered
out of the dark undergrowth and sat down by the elf. The
little nuisance was wrapped in a blanket he had brought
from the cave. The goblin tried to close his eyes to sleep,
but found rest impossible now. He resigned himself to
staying awake a while longer, watching the elf and kender
and listening to them talk.
"I can't sleep," the kender said, scooting closer to the
elf. "I'm a little excited about tomorrow night. I've been in
fights before, but never one like this. Is it bad to be excited
like this?"
"No," said the elf. "I'm feeling a little ... er ... excited
myself, but it will pass. Just remember your part, and when
the time comes, you'll be ready for it."
The kender sighed. "I hope so. I keep thinking about
what it will be like, and I can't seem to make my mind slow
down enough to drop off
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