Chapter 12: In Which She's Happy

The next morning Alexander was up and about earlier than usual as he relieved the guard outside Isla's room earlier which the guard appreciated since Alexander took his place instead. In reality, it was those brutal nightmares that kept him up all night after he had gotten Isla safely to her room and made sure the medic cleared her before taking his leave for the night. By the looks of it, she slept through the night which was good cause she needed all the rest that she could get in order to wear the exhaustion off. The previous night he had been absolutely terrified for what might have been the first time or if he ever felt that way it wasn't often enough for him to recall that feeling but last night when the lights went off and gunshots were heard with people screaming, running in every which way in their panicky state for a moment he was back hidden behind a rock like a coward that he considered himself for that day while his comrades died through the hands of his enemy. That da