Kei looked towards Niall as he warmed his hands by the newly birthed fire. Eos was curled up next to his feet, she seemed content with her work, her dark eyes peering unblinking into the pit of fire. Niall, Kei had noticed, had yet to even react to his return. The boy was staring aimlessly off into nothing, it didn’t even appear as if he had any idea of what was going on around him. The silver haired boy was not focused on something Kei and Eos could see, but perhaps a memory or the inner workings of his own mind. Keisuke had found that, as a deity doomed to kill everything eventually, introspection was a good way to come to terms with his own self worth and mind.
"Welcome back. I guess I started to fall asleep where I was sitting. Sorry about that, thanks for starting the fire." Kei looked up as the boy finally spoke to him, his hands hovering over the warmth of the fire. He contemplated how aware Niall was of how long he had been gone, and whether or not sleeping with your eyes open and sitting up was something often practiced by travelling humans. Maybe to seem alter and awake as to warn off wandering wild life or other humans. He stared at Niall a moment longer before looking back towards the fire, he was definitely weird for a human.
“Welcome back to the land of the living Niall,” He started, a soft smile on his face. “Don’t think I’ve ever seen a human sleeping while sitting straight up.” He poked at little Eos as she started a game of tug-of-war with his shoelace before adjusting himself so he lay on his side, his front facing the warmth of the fire, and a clothed arm shielding the grass from the skin of his cheek. The small phoenix darted after his shoelace, but it as in vain as halfway to his outstretched leg she became sidetracked by Niall, running over to the boy excitedly.
“I think I’m going to sleep, wake me if something comes up.” Kei rarely participated in sleep, again, another useless thing for a god, but if he willed himself to it eventually a sleep like state would overcome him. He closed his eyes, willing his mind to shut down all conscious processes, purposefully slowing his breathing, and trying to relax the constant tension in his body. He breathed out a heavy sigh, but could not seem to achieve sleep. Keeping up his appearances he decided that he was going to be in for a long night of introspection.