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“Clara..” Galen said diplomatically.
“You do need rest, but if he’s haunting your dreams, you do not have to. Just in case you do..” He said and something warm wrapped around her head and sunk in deep, the pressire on her head ease and she breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you," She said and rested her head against his shoulder.

"The Winter King," She began softly. "In my dreams, he calls to me...controls me when I sleep. He wants to awake, I don't know how, but he wants or needs me to do it." She said and looked up. "I'm scared too, Lucian is frightening yes but this...This is so much worse." She wrapped her arms around his arm, and whimpered. "I am afraid to sleep, I don't want to see him again," She said softly and squeezed tightly before feeling incredibly tired all of a sudden. Her eyes grew heavy, and her grip on him loosely. "Galen...Stay with me?" She asked gently. "Tonight, I don't want to be alone..."