Chapter 371. Caged Paradise
Radia said they should get some sleep, but Bassena kept his eyes open for the remainder of the night.
Not because of the incessant darkness of his dreamscape--that place had been changing recently, often being filled with blue sky and the sound of crashing waves. He no longer had an aversion to sleep nowadays, ever since Zein came into his life. So he didn't mind the sleep, not really.
But that was why; he wanted to make sure that the very person who brought him his nice dream could sleep more soundly. He kept on watching that sleeping face, so pretty and delicate. Unfortunately, it was also far from peaceful.
There was a scowl that didn't seem to want to go away. The steadily moving chest told him Zein was asleep, but there would be groans every now and then, as if the guide was in a constant nightmare. It persisted throughout the night, that Bassena couldn't bring himself to sleep so he could soothe the guide.