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Keleth chuckled softly as he made his way to his room. Tolly was married. He had been embarrassed at first, but now found his mistake rather amusing.
Keleth was so tired that he crossed the room, lay his pipe on the bedside table, and crawled into bed with his clothes still on. He was asleep with in minutes.
Keleth woke with a start, and felt an icy draft. The window had been left open! It had been closed when he went to sleep. Puzzled, he crossed the room to the small window. He leaned out and looked around. It was very late, and there was no sign of movement out there. Quietly he shut and locked the window.
He fell back onto the bed and stared up at the ceiling for a few minutes. The wind just blew it open, he told himself. Nevertheless he rolled over, reached his hand under the bed and pulled his hunting knife out of his pack.
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