Theo was on watch; there wasn’t much to watch, not with Sky’s wards still up around the room. Theo trusted Sky’s wards, so he would keep an eye and an ear on what was happening outside just to be safe, but he wasn’t giving it his full attention. Instead, Theo played with Rylee, stretched out on the bed at Sky’s side. Sky was curled up against him, Kayla was on the other bed, her and Sky’s arms stretched across the gap to hold hands. Rylee was running around on his chest and shoulders, trying to climb under his shirt and avoid his hands. Flying off randomly to bring him back strange unrelated objects and chatter at him, he got the impression she was trying to communicate with him or teach him her version of language. Theo enjoyed playing with Ry; it made him feel closer to Sky. Plus, Ry was

