No worries, luff.
For a time, Ehno almost felt as if he would be lucky enough to drift into a peaceful slumber. Sleep was a refuge from the harsh hand that fate had seen fit to deal the Dreamers, though not one he could seem to seek shelter in this morning. So instead he tried to let his thoughts drift along with the cool autumn breeze that snaked through the air around him. The days were beginning to get cooler. In no time at all winter would be upon them, bringing along its freezing temperatures and snowstorms. He could only hope they would be able to find peace before then.
A sudden call drove him from his thoughts, a greeting in the tongue of the Marino family. Amber eyes searched about and spotted Artemis walking among the flowers. The sight of the girl brought a smile to his lips. He sat up, waving for the girl to come and join him. “Missa, cara mia,” he called in return. He idly brushed his bangs away from his eyes. “Come to enjoy the sunrise as well?” A lighthearted joke to conceal the torrent of emotions that had been keeping him awake all this time. It had felt like quite a while since he had last spent time with his gray-furred niece. The uncle wondered how the girl had been holding up during these troubling times. Everyone seemed to have their own way of dealing with it.