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Earendil smiled tiredly and continued to lead her forward. "I know," he murmured. "I know."

It seemed like forever before they reached their quarters, and when they got there, Earendil didn't bother putting Miyuki down: he simply lay down on his bunk with her and fell asleep immediately.

Strangely enough, it was the gentle rocking of the ship that finally dragged Earendil from his slumber. For a while, he just lay there, eyes closed, relaxing and enjoying his comfortable position. Suddenly he realized ... he had his arms around something - no, not something, someone. He opened his eyes and looked down to see that he was still holding Miyuki to him ... and it was nearly dark again.

He had slept the day away.

For a moment, he felt foolish and lazy, but then he remembered - that had been his goal. To change his sleeping habits to mirror those of the Night Elves.

Well, it seemed he had succeeded.

He looked around to see if Lin was awake yet.

Earendil sat up slowly, gently lowering Miyuki back to the bed so that she could keep sleeping. She had been even more tired than him by the time they'd gotten back, and he had a feeling she might sleep a bit longer. He didn't want to wake Lin, either - if she was still asleep, she probably needed it too.

Instead, then, he picked up the sheet of her bed and lightly pulled it over her.

Earendil was about to turn to leave when he saw Lin's eye crack open, and rather than leaving the room, he sat on the edge of the bed and gazed down at her, smiling softly.

"Evening," he murmured, brushing his fingers lightly across her cheek. "Sleep well?"

Earendil smiled warmly as he watched her. "That's good. I think Miyuki is still asleep, we should probably leave her, right?"

He waited for her to wake up a bit more. "I was thinking," he murmured. "Now that Haldia is going to be coming with us ... how long do you think we're going to be on the island? I mean, we came here to visit her, but ... obviously if she's going to be coming with us, we don't really need to stay long ..."

Earendil nodded. "That makes sense. They won't be expecting us back at Amon Darthir for a while though ... it almost makes me wonder if we won't have the time to take a long way back and see if we find any other lands."

He grinned. "After all, we were hoping to do that eventually anyways. And if we don't find anything else, no harm done."

Earendil nodded again. "It is worth asking about, at least," he agreed. He reached for Lin's hand. "So. Shall we find something to eat or are you more inclined towards taking a bath first?"

He wanted a bath, personally, but he could wait until they returned to the island. A short swim was enough of a bath for him. But he knew that Lin, with her wings, would not have such an easy -- or pleasant -- time of it.