She didn't even try to protest that she should change into her nightgown, or that she was too big for this. Right then, she felt very small.
Wren couldn't make herself obey right awaynot till he was touching her. With that, she'd know he was there, even if she couldn't see him. Shutting her eyes, she sang along with half-remembered words, until they wouldn't even try to come and warm darkness overtook her.