Arius slept for about twenty minutes then woke up with a jerk feeling paranoid. He was sweating and breathing heavy. I suppose he had a bad dream but I was right there beside him to calm him down.
I placed both my hands on his cheeks and made him look at me, "Hey! It's okay. You're okay."
He calmed down as soon as he saw me and heard my voice. I saw his body relax and breathing slow down to normal.
As he stabilized himself he placed his hand on mine, "I'm fine." He whispered but his voice felt dry.
"Do you want some water?" I asked him but he shook his head
"Just you."
My eyes grew wide for a moment then relaxed and I smiled, "Okay."
He didn't say anything for a few moments, just sat there with his hand over mine. Two times he gently squeezed it to make sure I was there and I would reply with a simple answer, "Yes?"
He took a deep breath and brought my hand down with his, "We should go down and get ready for Huang-fei's funeral."
