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Another Fedoark Intermision.
>You couldn't sleep.
>Your mind was too preoccupied with thinking about the small family reunion with Derek.
>Not something you wanted, but it was something you couldn't avoid.
>Better to be done and over it than not doing anything.
>Your mind was in a tailspin thinking about tomorrow.
>Impatience was killing you.
>And that impatience forced you outside in the middle of the night.
>You were told that he was a Noivern, but you still needed to take a look at Derek to know if you'd feel malice towards him.
>You were too afraid to look at him in the forest, so you didn't know how you'd react to seeing him.
>Using the rooftops, you ran to Derek's house.
>Once you arrived, you saw that the lights were off, and a singular window was open.
>You just sat there with the hope of catching him flying in or out so you could know.
>But nothing happened.
>While you were waiting, your ears heard a singular beep coming from his house.
>A while after another one.
>And another one.
>It was a smoke detector beeping.
>It seemed that he wasn't home because if he was, he'd probably change the batteries the second he heard it making noise, bat dragon or not.
>"Heh Bat Batteries," you thought to yourself with a grin on your sleep-deprived face.
>On the other hand, you could have expected this.
>Derek was supposed to show up tomorrow after sunset.
>He probably had things to do.
>In a way it was a relief.
>A reason to go back instead of waiting.
>You were about to head back, but you heard something inside the house shatter.
>Glass?
>Maybe a wild animal got in through the window...
>... or a burglar.
>Either way, you had to check it.
>A sense of familial duty.
>You sneaked closer to his home before phasing through one of the walls.
>Once you entered, you heard a chiming sound coming from the upper floor.
