Across the Nightingale Floor

I moved swiftly, my feet knowing where to step and with how much pressure. The birds remained silent. I felt the deep leasure, no kin to elation, that acquiring the skills of the Tribe brings, until I heard the sound of breathing, and turned to see Lord Shigeru watching me. 'You heard me,' I said, disappointed. 'No, I was already awake, Can you do it again?' I stayed crouched where I was for a moment, retreating into myself in the way of the Tribe, letting everything drain from me...
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I moved swiftly, my feet knowing where to step and with how much pressure. The birds remained silent. I felt the deep leasure, no kin to elation, that acquiring the skills of the Tribe brings, until I heard the sound of breathing, and turned to see Lord Shigeru watching me. 'You heard me,' I said, disappointed. 'No, I was already awake, Can you do it again?' I stayed crouched where I was for a moment, retreating into myself in the way of the Tribe, letting everything drain from me except my awareness of the noises of the night. Then I ran back across the nightingale floor. The birds slept on.