"Shh...I know. It's okay, baby, just rest." Ophidia caressed Charlie's neck, lightly, eyes worried. He was so different, like this, a child in need of reassurance even when he wasn't a child...she tugged him down with her, lightly, cradling him close.
"C'mon...let's just get some sleep, hey? You sound exhausted. We'll just...sleep. And when we wake up, everything will be all right. You'll see."