At that, Helena couldn't help but laugh. Threatening her with hugs, how could she not laugh? "Dually noted," she responded, a gleam in her dark eyes. Really, she would take light-hearted humor over anything else. Though she wouldn't object to hugs.
"I will remember that, thank you." It remained to be seen whether she would take him up on that. It might seem weird if she went up to his room in the middle of the night, but sometimes she did need the company. Some nights were worse than others. Most of the time she didn't have to get out of bed, but sometimes she needed to get up. In those instances she'd go check on Emily or make herself tea. "That is true, I just need to get through them. Still, I could use a different topic for the nightmares. There are only so many times I can relive that before it gets to me." Really, reliving one's death over and over did wear on her, which was why she needed to talk about it. If she didn't, she knew the progress she was making would be lost and she'd fall again.