He watched her for a moment from the doorway and nodded slightly in response.  “You’re welcome, now<em>sleep</em>, the world will be a new place when you wake,” he said before he turned and left, leaving the door open just enough for the cat to slip out if he needed to.<br/><br/>Cade stood in the hall for a moment, listening to her movement and the soft sound of her breathing.  She would cling to that for a time, the trappings of life.  In truth he still caught himself breathing by reflex, though it wasn’t necessary unless he wished to speak.  His brother was more conscious of it, having to actually think to breathe on occasion.  Finally he shook himself and moved through the hall, the faint sound of voices at the front door telling him that the police were there to get the report.  He was just as glad that he didn’t have to participate.<br/><br/>He settled into one of the chairs in the living room, the same one he’d taken before and waited.  His brother finally joined him sometime later and he arched an eyebrow, listening for a moment to make sure that the woman was either asleep or at least still in the den where he had left her.  “What are we going to do about her brother?  She might prove to be more of a trial than either of us can handle…”<br/>