[alf's brother's mate]

Tyre awoke abruptly tot he sound of a knocking at his door.
He climbed out of bed, noticing he had only been asleep for only ten minutes.
stange.
He opened the door, and to his surprise there was no one there.
He now felt better and headed downstairs, to retry an attempt to join jerik's game of poker.
"hi, can i join you now?" he asked.