Richard's sleep routine is no longer as regular as most humans. He went to sleep in the morning and woke up when the afternoon brought mauve dusk to the western horizon.
Aaron realized the lousy habit had been going on for more than two weeks. Sometimes when he got up at midnight to drink water in the first-floor kitchen, he often saw from under the door that Richard's room light was still on. But when he came there and knocked on the door, he suddenly turned off the light.
It was this feeling that made Aaron feel so strange. In addition, because Richard did not bear any work demands, it was common for him not to go home for days.
Unlike Aaron, who felt strangeness, when he discussed this with Argaretta, his mother defended Richard for various reasons. So, from that day on, he no longer shared his thoughts with Argaretta because he realized it was futile.
