Dreaming of a Palace Guard

*Mature Content*

Ana and I had limped our way to the back of the house where we found a half dozen bundles of hay to sleep on. It took some time for us to get comfortable, especially with Ana's foot and my neck both still throbbing in pain from our cuts. Ana complained for a good hour or so when we sat down "Oh shush. At least we aren't sleeping in the mud," I tilted my head a little to point out the fresh mud puddle a short ways from us. 

I finally came up with an idea for us to fall asleep, "Count the stars."

"What?!" Ana brought herself up on her forearm to look at me before continuing her argument.  "There's like a million!" 

"Exactly," I chuckled, "It's like counting sheep, but if you did that, you would only count to two