He was important, in so many ways that she couldn't say without making things awkward. The emotional revelation she'd made before her absence still held true, and she still fully understood that it was a bad idea to tell him anything of the sort. So she was glad when he dismissed his own question instead of waiting for her answer.

"I'm so tired of sleeping," she muttered with a smile, humor in her voice, before she closed her eyes and settled in to rest a while longer.