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[imthepilot]

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Bodhi lets them into their rooms, guiding Galen to the kitchen table. "You just sit and I'll get the steam bath ready."

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[galen_erso]

"I'm sorry I woke you up," Galen says, rubbing his eyes.

[imthepilot]

"Time for bed I think." He stands up, helping Galen to his feet. "Let me tuck you in. I'll join you in a bit. I just want to check a few things in the garden."

He still needs to clear this head.

[galen_erso]

Galen nods, meekly and sleepily and bleary from the cold.

[imthepilot]

Bodhi wraps an arm around him, helping Galen to the bedroom and tucking him in. The cats get the hint too and curl up around Galen, weighting him down and keeping him warm.

"I'll join you soon." Bodhi promises, kissing Galen's brow.

[galen_erso]

Galen settles down with the cats and is soon asleep.

[imthepilot]

Bodhi checks on the irrigation of his balcony garden, making sure the greenhouse cover is securely over the more frost-sensitive of his plants.

His mind ticks over the things Galen might need in the next couple of days as he brushes his teeth. All the time trying to ignore the hollow feeling in his chest.

Without thinking much about it, he heads down to the bar -