Alaric nodded, then spoke. "I would like that," he said, in response to her invitation to sleep over. He could feel how bone-weary he was, and knew she was as well. They wouldn't be having an intimate night, but it would be just as good.
He kissed the top of her head. "You don't have to tell me, if you don't feel up to it. I can wait," he said, not wanting her to feel like he had been waiting for whatever she had on her mind. He had been worried about her life, and having her here was all that mattered to him.