Mira was glad that the seats had been cleared earlier and that she could lie down properly. She took one of Casser’s garments and piled them on one end of the seat to make a pillow. She had just lain down to sleep when she noticed Eldion looking at her.
“What is it Eldion?” asked Mira. “Can’t sleep?”
“There’s just something bothering me,” replied Eldion. He looked at the space near the front end of the cart from which he took the empty pigeon cage to make space for feet. “Maybe it’s nothing, but I can’t get it out of my head.”
Mira decided to sit up, sensing that whatever it was that was bothering Eldion could be important. “Do you want to talk about it?” Mira asked Eldion. “I’m not that sleepy anyway.”
Eldion paused and looked at the front side of the cart that was normally open when they travel and through which he could see Casser as he guided No
