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Earendil was beginning to feel cold. "I hope we can find someone to give us shelter," he muttered, rubbing his arms a bit as he looked around. "Should we call out or something? Kelirahc's not here to help us ... maybe Shiro will be around somewhere ..."

But if the Night Elves were asleep (since it was day after all, despite the darkness) he didn't want to wake them up if he didn't have to ...

"We've been going out further all month," Earendil reminded Lin. "We've already been gone for a week this time. Mapping makes us go slow, sure, but we do make progress."

He looked around. "Are there any huts of people you know?" he asked. "Might be better to ask someone you know rather than a total stranger ... such as it is."

Earendil peered through the rain at the small hut that Lin was pointing at. It didn't look like much - tiny and with a covering of some sort hanging over a hole for a door - but at least it would be dry inside.

"And if Shiro's not there," he muttered, "that means it's empty. Kelirahc won't mind if we hide out in there. Come on."

He started towards the hut, holding one hand above his eyes to shield them from the rain that was now pelting down on them.

Earendil waited in silence for a moment, but there was no answer from within. He looked up at the sky, then looked back down at the hut.

"I don't know about you," he murmured to Lin, "but I'm willing to risk a bit of ire to get in where it's dry."

And without further ado, he pushed back the flap of the door and stepped inside.

Inside, the hut was empty, and showed no signs of anyone having lived in there for the past several days at least. Earendil sat down at the back wall, which left just about enough space for Lin to sit or lie down if she wished.

"Small," he commented, trying to make himself comfortable, though it was difficult in such cramped quarters.

"He had Leyenda with him for a few days here the first time she disappeared," Earendil replied, "remember she told us about that? Plus she stayed with him here when you all came ... I don't know how they would have fit."

He squeezed the water out of his hair, then sighed. "We need to get dry."

But like Lin, he had also already taken note of the lack of privacy in the hut. But sending one of them out in the rain while the other changed was just plain pointless - they would just get soaked all over again.

"Hardly room for even that," Earendil frowned. He shook his head. "I'll sit in the corner with my back to you and let you change first, then we can switch."

He turned and did just that, making himself as small as he could and sitting with his back to her, his hands over his eyes. "Go ahead."

Earendil nodded and turned around and reached for his bag. "My turn," he said tiredly, rummaging around for a dry set of clothes. He looked up at Lin, waiting for her to turn around.

Earendil changed as quickly as he could, but as he didn't have a towel even his dry clothes didn't stay entirely dry. Still, it was a lot better than he had been before, and he was satisfied.

"Done," he murmured, reaching up to braid his hair. It would stay wet longer, but at least it wouldn't be in his face. He rubbed his eyes with his fists. "I don't know why, but I feel ... tired ..."

Was it because of the rain, he wondered.