The thing about long-term habits is that they're dann hard to break. Which is why Vanyel, a lifelong early riser, is generally up with the sun even when he doesn't truly need to be.

Such is the case this morning; what started as a simple walk ends with him drawn toward the cafe by the smell of cooking meat, and into it by the promise that all the food is free. (That's an offer he will probably never turn down, no matter how old he gets.)

"Gods yes," he replies to that first question, and makes a beeline for the sausage.

Narration said that he was an early riser; it never claimed he was a morning person.