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"Do you think we will be fine without a watch at night?" Gabel knew it could be a risc, but if they didn't get a proper rest, it would be harder to go on. "If you insist, I will take the first watch." He wondered, if she would be all right this night. He had his fur and the wind wouldn't bother him tooo much.

"All right." He got his things and prepared for the night covering himself almost completly with the fur. "Good night." The fire was out again and it was darker now. Over them they could see the stars and a full moon was giving them light.

Gabel threw his fur over his back and laid his head down on a bigger stone. Not the best pillow, but better then the earth. He didn't want to have dust in his mouth again from breathing it in. The wind was still blowing and there didn't seem to be anything to protect them from this cold. There weren't any mountains around them anymore and trees were rare as well. Gabel realised, that it was getting a bit more wet as well. The canyon country had been very dry.

Soon Gabel was dreaming under his warm fur. People were looking down at him. Little Gabel was looking at the eyes watching him. There was nobody he knew. Where was his mother? Where was his father? He looked around. firefully he turned his head right and left. And then Gabel suddenly woke up again.

Under the earth something big was making a tunnel. If you laid down your ear on the ground you would be able to hear the scratching. It wasn't a mole, like you often saw them in other countrys. It was bigger and looked more like a mouse or a hamster. Something with big teeth and a good nose. Only his eyes weren't that good with daylight. They prefered the darkness and the wet earth here. He sniffled a little. Worms and insects could be satisfying for a while. But sometimes you needed something more. He didn't come out often, because there was nothing out there to hide yourself from birds or other meat eating animals.

This was when gabel woke up from his nightmare. He looked up and saw Neytiri walking arpound. She looked as if she was very cold. Her body was shivering. Gabel wondered if it was ok only for a moment. Then he thought, that it was more important to keep each other save, then caring about something like this. "You should get under my fur as well, before you get a cold." Gabel lifted his fur a little. He didn't smile or anything. He didn't want to flirt with her. He just thought practical about this matter. And he wasn't really thinking about her as woman. She was a companion at the moment. Someone who was on a task with him.

Gabel put the fur down on Neytiri and got close to her. His body heath would warm her up fast, so she stopped shivering. He could feel her heart beat next to himself. "Have a good night." He closed his eyes again. He hadn't been sleeping close to some body like this for a long time. Somehow it was akward. But somehow it was comforting as well. What a strange feeling. He fell asleep soon after this again.

Suddenly the earth moved. They had been sleeping for a few hours before the animal under the earth decided to come outside. Gabel woke up and realised, that it hadn't been a dream this time. The soon would go up soon and it wasn't as dark as in the middle of the night anymore. He tried to get on his feet as fast as he could. He was still a bit dizzy

And then a little hill formed and something came out of the earth. It looked like a big hamster. It was about the sice of a dog and seemed to have sharp teeth. His nose was sniffing for something to eat. It was only a metre away from Gabel and Neytiris sleeping place. It couldn't see them well. But there shadwos were big enough to let it stop. Although it was hungry, it was still shy. He was used to live under the earth and eat something, that was smaller then himself. It carefully went closer. Sniffing and moving it's head around.