[ ... okay, that makes her laugh, and she buries back into her pillow with a sigh. ]

To be honest, seeing you helped. I feel like I could fall asleep as long as you sat next to me.

[ that sort of thing. the safety he grants her, even now... even afflicted, she trusts him. ]

I won't though, promise. I can't ask that of you anymore anyway. [ not yet, maybe. ] ... Even when I was down in that dungeon it was like that. I met Izou by chance, I got onto him about stuff too. It was like... a surge of relief and energy, you know?