Reyna was a sweet girl. A very disarming person when he was expecting much worse of Dmitri's home and staff. But it made sense as Noah thought about it, eyes going somewhere far off while his food was being diligently prepared. In a life like this, many people probably came and went from Dima. The only ones who would have lasted were the ones who could hold on to their happiness and not piss him off. He didn't blame the girl for acting friendly; it would come as a relief if things became rougher than they already were.<br/><br/>But on the other edge of that thought, he knew he'd probably steal as much time alone as he could. Away from chipper smiles and devious smirks. Perhaps sulking and brooding wouldn't be very entertaining, but he couldn't imagine living a "normal" life here. Either it was a prison or it was a luxurious palace he'd never belong in. He couldn't picture an in-between. The one fear he had was becoming too comfortable. The suggestions that he might eventually bore Dmitri worried him... What if he grew dependent on that man and got cast aside? What if his blood suddenly lost its intoxicating scent and flavor? What if Dmitri found someone else he liked more?<br/><br/>Oh, how much an idiot he felt when he realized how dumb this train of thought had gotten. Offering a forced smile to Reyna, he spoke his gratitude and picked at his breakfast until he'd eaten enough to not feel guilty about leaving the rest. Noah wasn't very talkative after that. He followed Reyna to his room and, with difficulty, fell asleep. His body ached for the rest that would heal his wounds and replenish lost strength.<br/><br/>Though, once again he was plagued by nightmares. They started generally gruesome, with monsters clawing to get to him and the constant effort to get away. Until he ran into the arms of someone else, someone who smirked at him and took him away someplace safe. There were more, darker tones that held his mind through his sleep, but generally he was tossing and turning, squirming and grumbling, nearly coming awake several times only to settle back in and start the cycle over. When things got like this, he rarely got a good night's sleep without someone there to hold him. It didn't help he was trying to sleep during the day and his body was both defiant of it and begging for it out of exhaustion.