Her brows furrowed be her head fell forward as the memory came flooding forward at the question. She felt guilt for awakening him, worrying that he might dismiss her fears. After all, how could they really amount to much? It didn’t seem possible that anyone else would understand.
“ I wasn’t in pain. Not suffering or tormented by some demon. There were no monsters in my dream. It...there was no one. I was alone, truly and absolutely alone. The forest was quiet save for the wind rustling the leaves. Not a creature could be heard; and the silence became deafening. “
Rinnah looked up at him fearfully, eyes glistening and cheeks damp as she searched his eyes for any hint of anger. There were a few shallow breaths before her voice sounded again.
“ Didn’t mean to wake you for such a foolish thing, “ she said hurriedly, and almost trying to convince herself, “ I...it wasn’t... “
“ Would you ever leave me like that? To face the world all by myself until the end? “