*Daphne*

Rion had been nightmare-free for just a little over a week at this point. He had been eager to get home to Thorn Forest and to our children, who we hadn’t seen in several weeks by this point, but I urged him to stay for just a few extra days to make absolutely sure that the nightmares were gone for good.

I missed the children dearly as well, but I didn’t want to risk Rion’s night terrors returning, and we hadn’t truly gotten a chance to relax ...