<span style="color: #0040FF">Delancey sprang to his feet and was reaching for his sword when he heard someone coming. When he saw that it was Seiria, he instantly relaxed. Until he saw her face. It was full of panic and fear. When she apologized, he thought she had been joking. It appeared that he was wrong. Standing up slowly, he left his back a bit crooked so that he could look into her eyes. "Seiria, what's wrong? Are you okay?" he asked her softly. If anything, he didn't want to frighten her. Scaring her even more seemed like a bad plan.</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFF00">"Mother?" Reed asked quietly, still in her dream. Her mother's voice had been so close... So very very close.</span>