Strenge woke up with a start, wondering for a moment where he was. Then the memory of traveling to Rohan came back to him, and he sat in bed for a moment calming his nerves. He noticed a draft that chilled his uncovered arms, but realized that it was the window.
It was open. He froze, and his heart began to race agian, worried about intruders. Then he remembered that he had opened the window the previous night because it had been unbearably hot. He also remembered that he had probably been drunk.
Strenge peeled himself away from the bed and shut the window, thinking about what had happened the night before. He vauegly remembered something about Caraedry, but no details followed. Getting dressed slowly to combat a headache, he tried again to retrieve memories of what had happened.
Strenge had a bit of trouble with the door, but he got downstairs without much trouble. He scanned the early-morning crowd to try and find someone who might know what had happened last night.
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