Nightmares

[Thalia]

She hadn't intended to make him laugh, and was not even quite sure what she had done, but was glad for it anyway. A smile peeked at the corners of her lips, bright and cheerful in her eyes. "You are welcome!"
she offered, quite genuinely. Sadly moments later the lightness evaporated from him, and she remembered the wolf, but at least for a while the grief had faded.

Nimeda stood as Calvin set about the grim task, hovering around the edges without interfering in what she supposed was something private. He seemed to know what he was doing, and manipulated the dreamworld to his whim. Afterwards he spoke words and she bowed her head in a way that felt both polite and reverential.

Then came more questions!

She nodded solemnly. "I think so. It's hard to explain, I wish I could..."
Her gaze lifted to take in the tops of the trees as she tried to articulate what was clearly a trial for her. "I went where I was needed, I suppose. Jon says you shouldn't do that. It could take you anywhere after all."
A pause, a small rueful grin. "Like the middle of a nightmare."
Not that the danger bothered her, nor the inconvenience. She was at home here. "You should sleep better now its gone. I could keep an eye out if you wanted?"