BODIEI don't sleep easily that night. Sleep doesn't even come close.

Halle and Helda are already fast asleep.

Helda is lying on the side of the bed, facing me, with her left hand resting close to where I sit. Halle on the other hand is sound asleep in her crib.

But I stay awake, unable to sleep.

I listen to the silence. To my thoughts.

Redmoon may be quiet for now, but silence doesn't always mean peace.

It could mean waiting.

Getting off the bed carefully, I move quietly so I don't wake Helda. ...