I'll Be There For You

phoebe Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you, and annoint you Phoebe shook her head a little. "Usually I would agree with you on that." she said quietly. "But...in this case I think it is closer to the truth. Just think about it, even you said this Long Night has been worse than usual. The only difference of significance is this Voice person is somehow awake." she said, stroking his hair to distract herself a little. "Besides...I don't think I should talk to her. Safrin told me the Voice would prey on my ignorance." she said with a quiet sigh. She knew just enough to be dangerous. "But I worry what will happen if we manage to destroy the spire and the barrier before she is resealed." Her lips pressed together. There was so much going on so far outside her scope of reason or ability, it was daunting. "But if the barrier doesn't come down...it'll only get worse. They can't even..." she stopped and shook her head. She didn't want to mention that the souls of his family hung in a state of limbo.