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Earendil's cabin was quite large, though it was very bare at the moment. Too tired to unpack his bag, he had simply dropped it in one corner before flopping down on the large double-bed in one corner. He had managed to undress though, and was mostly unclothed beneath the blanket that only covered him to his waist.

One foot twitched in the ever so slight breeze that wafted in when Miyuki opened the door, but other than that, he was perfectly still and silent, so tired that he didn't even notice her presence.

When Miyuki called out to him, Earendil sighed softly in his sleep and shifted a bit, his head turning to face the opposite direction - towards Miyuki now instead of away. He pulled up his legs as if he were going to curl into a ball, but halfway through the motion he rolled onto his other side again and straightened out, but the movement tugged the blanket down a bit lower, so that it barely covered from his knees to his waist.

Miyuki tugging on the blanket pulled it even more off Earendil, to the point of it being useless. Fortunately, his back was to Lin, and without waking up he reached down for the blanket, suddenly a bit too cold. He pulled it up to cover his waist again, but with the cold and the movement and the voices, he found himself waking up.

" ... Miyuki?" he muttered groggily, hearing her voice. He yawned and sat up, turning to look for her, and he stopped and blinked when he saw Lin in the doorway. His mind was slow and sleepy, and all he could do was stare stupidly. "Uh ..."

Earendil's face was already red, but when he realized what Miyuki was asking, it flushed even darker with the realization of just what state he was in. He usually put something on to sleep, but last night he had been so hot and so tired he hadn't bothered ...

He cursed under his breath in elvish and pulled the blanket up so that he was covered at least from the waist down, then looked at Miyuki, not daring to look at Lin. "Um ... don't really have any?" he told her, averting his eyes from her ever so innocent face.

He rubbed his eyes. Lovely. What a way to embarrass both him and Lin. And now what? This wasn't one of those things that you could just say things happen and forget about it. Was it?

"Um ... Lin ... if you ... um ..." He nodded towards the door. "Then I'll ... um ... get ... dressed ..."

He couldn't remember the last time he had sounded so nervous about something. Sure, he was used to people seeing him with not much on - in the summer, nothing but a pair of pants, or sometimes even short pants, was quite comfortable - but he hadn't been caught with nothing on since ... well, since he'd been a child!

Once the door was closed, Earendil flopped back on his bunk and slapped one hand to his forehead. He wasn't used to Miyuki waking him up every morning anymore - he was going to have to prepare for that from now on.

Only a few short minutes later, he emerged from his cabin dressed and groomed. His face was not as flushed as it had been, but it was still tinged slightly pink as he looked around for Lin and Miyuki.

Earendil let out a surprised gasp as Miyuki pounced on him, and though he did catch her in his arms, he didn't have time to brace himself, and he fell back against the wall of the hallway.

"Yes, good morning to you, too, Miyuki," he chuckled. "Careful now."

He gave her a hug, glancing at Lin as he did so. He spotted the brush in her hand and looked back down at Miyuki. "Hey, it looks like your mama was still brushing you, you should be sitting still for her."

He glanced at Lin again, and his embarrassment returned in a rush. He looked back down at Miyuki again. "Down you go," he murmured softly.

Earendil blinked down at Miyuki in surprise. "Do you want me to brush you instead of your mama?" he asked her.

It was a bit strange to him, probably only because he had never done it before, but when he thought about it, he was willing to give it a try.

He gestured towards his quarters. "Shall we go in there? You can sit on the bed or something."