Aaron could hear Alcuin get sleepy. "If you want... we can talk in the morning." And then, as if realizing. "And if you wake and I'm not here, it's because I went out to get us breakfast. I'll be back."
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Aaron could hear Alcuin get sleepy. "If you want... we can talk in the morning." And then, as if realizing. "And if you wake and I'm not here, it's because I went out to get us breakfast. I'll be back."