Teaser: A short story I have in my head.

Xin Li rose from his mat and stretched in the crisp silver sea morning air. Quietly he walked over and threw wide open the shudders on the humble bunkhouse that he was sleeping in so his fellow travelers could greet the morning as well. He smiled out the window looking up the path leading into the higher realms of Mount Celestia. The balor outside the window smiled back at him. Xin Li then drew some water from the downspout and poured it into the large basin quietly thinking of his chores for this day as he woke up. As he set the pitcher down Xin's face twisted as his mind registered something was wrong.