But you should be! If the sun is up, Faolan, you should be up too!

"She can wait a little longer. Come here little lady," he coaxes, and holds out a hand to her -- gently encourages her to sit beside him with her face in his lap so he can smooth fingers through her fur and feed himself one-handed. Her tail swishes excitedly as he soaks up the attention, still a little tense and barely restraining the urge to jump up and pace about again. "Settle down, there's a good girl. We'll go out soon, I promise. Then you can teach Faolan how to fetch!"