Still groggy, Xia You opened his eyes and realized he had actually fallen asleep!
Staying in one position for so long had left his shoulders a little stiff. Turning his head, he saw Misty hugging one of his arms, sleeping just as soundly.
On Misty's other side, Bea also had her eyes closed, her breathing steady. Clearly, she was dreaming too.
He checked the time. It was already three in the afternoon.
Looking outside the cave, he found that the rain had stopped at some point. Only the howling wind still swept past now and then, as though reminding him that the typhoon had not gone far.
But whatever the case, now that the rain had stopped, they could finally leave this place!
He was just about to wake the two beside him, but the moment he pulled his arm free, Misty noticed the movement and woke up.
"Huh?" She rubbed her eyes and asked blankly, "How did I fall asleep?"
Her voice woke Bea as well.
Bea opened her sleepy eyes. Compared with her usual expressionless look, she seemed rather dazed now, a contrast that made her look surprisingly cute!
Although there was no longer a campfire in the cave, Dragonite's body heat had kept them from feeling cold at all. Instead, listening to its powerful heartbeat, they had all unwittingly fallen asleep.
At that thought, he looked back at Dragonite and saw it smiling at him good-naturedly, seemingly not minding at all that it had spent so long sitting there without moving.
"Thanks for all your hard work."
Misty got up and stretched luxuriously. Just then, she noticed that the rain outside had stopped and exclaimed in surprise, "The typhoon's passed? I thought we'd have to spend the night here!"
Xia You gave her a sidelong look. "Why