At some point, Alistair wakes himself up by slumping so far down the headboard that he gets a crick in his back. On the downside: this might wake up Cullen as well. On the upside: a chance to lie down properly.

He wakes up a few more times after that: quick stirs to wakefulness that pass within fifteen minutes.

Kieran, on the other hand, is up for good before first light. He stays on his pallet for a time, taking in his surroundings. Eventually he pads to Alistair's shelf of books to find something to read.