Faye would not accept his proffered hand and stood from the bed of her own volition. Her body language told him she was not ready for him to touch her yet.
She glared at him with a tinge of wariness and asked, "Why did you shift this morning? What caused Arvon to appear?"
Sterling was still puzzled by the phenomenon himself and was unsure why he changed in his sleep.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
{Where are you…?! You sack of old bones. You have caused a colossal mess for me this morning. I need answers!}
But Sterling's thoughts were only met with deafening silence. Arvon did not reply.
{Arvon, you are so infuriating; you chewed my damned ear off last night!} Sterling scolded, {and now... when I need you to speak, you decide to hide. You worthless fire-breathing serpent!}
