Chapter 41 - Storming the Castle

Max stayed asleep until morning along with everyone else, until we were woken by Max's night terrors. His resonating screaming filled the air startling everyone awake and causing even the women to come over running through the sand in their pajamas with weapons in tow. After that incident, Max stayed quiet all morning with the one exception of walking over to me when I was alone and thanking me for healing him. His gratitude made me feel uncomfortable, mainly because he'd always acted like he wanted me to leave as soon as possible, but he couldn't look me in the eyes and I wasn't sure if he felt uncomfortable around me or if he felt ashamed for his perceived failure.