"You know...I try to sleep, but with all these thoughts running through my head, it's becoming harder and harder...I don't think I've had a real night's sleep in months."
Albel kept his eyes firmly closed, trying to empty his mind fruitlessly, thoughts of the future popped into his head, what would happen if he didn't beat back his own demons? What would happen with Kyrian? What would happen to Resa, even?
Of all the thoughts, of everything that flowed through his mind, he always came back to Resa, always wondering about her, her past, her safety, her reluctance to try and kill Kyrian...That's what bothered him the most.
"Frustrating woman, why is she so adamant against learning to control the one thing that could kill this demon...Am I missing something here?"
"Probably, you never did catch onto people's feelings all that well son, it was one of your greatest strengths, the fact that you could block out empathy, but also your biggest fault..."
"Hmph, I don't understand it, why do I suddenly care about this girl's safety? Why do I care about her motivations?"
"Maybe you've finally found some sort of friend...Still, I wouldn't dwell on it now, get some rest, your mind isn't as strong as it should be."
"Very well, if it does me some manner of good..."
Albel stopped speaking, his breathing slowed and his chest just barely moved, very lightly rising and falling, the thoughts slowly dropped from his mind one by one until his head was clear, well deserved rest embraced his weary mind.