Nellie watched Ikki sleep for awhile, just observing her silently. She noticed the tears, but there wasn't much she could do about it. When the other girl smiled in her sleep, she finally rolled over and drifted to sleep herself, confident that for the moment Ikki was resting well enough.
Tatsu lay awake under the wagon, knowing that the girls were asleep just above him. His mind drifted in a hazy fog, but he was still conscious, still very much aware of his surroundings. True sleep eluded him as he listened intently to the sounds of the cold night. Every bone and joint in his body ached with the cold, but he ignored his own discomfort.