Sienna lay stiffly on her side, staring at the shadows on the wall which were created by the wind and light from the lantern. Beside her, Elias was laughing. Not a soft chuckle or soft faint sounds one made occasionally when they were dreaming. His laughter was a full-bodied, unrestrained sound that shook the bed and made it impossible for her to sleep.
It had started after dinner, when she mentioned that her aunt Numia wanted her mother to make them arrange an engagement for her son. She had expected a rebuke, a dismissive wave of his hand or maybe even a suggestion that they toss her aunt into the sea so that she could wake up from her dreams.
Instead, he had burst into laughter, and four hours later, he was still at it.
Sienna squeezed her eyes shut, willing herself to sleep through the sound.
HAHAHA.....Elias wheezed.
