“We’re both so exhausted we can’t even argue about not being exhausted.”
Mortanius chuckled. He was deep in his cups again. Alcohol effectively loosened the Entity’s hold over him. Lately it was also the only way he could manage more than a few hours sleep. “Tha-that might be a good thing…”
Avernus was quiet during the night. Azumith thought him eccentric for seeking respite near the monster living in the pit. The way he saw it, that creature was the only thing in the world that could possibly understand him now. Even when they sat in silence, him above and it below, he felt a little comforted knowing that neither of them suffered in solitude.
Wary of his head, he sat up on the stone bench in his alcove and looked in the direction of the pit. He slurred, “Can you drink? Al-alcohol, I mean. It’s-s the only damn thing tha-that can put me to sleep anymore.”