Sleeping Haven

He'd smils, he was happy that he'd helped her push through the nightmare. He knew how bad they could get, and if she could be hurt by them, then stopping them was extra important. "You're welcome, pillow nests are the perfect place to relax," he'd say with a small chuckle.

"Natau," he'd repeat the word before moving to her side and gently petting the animal. "I didn't get to really ever see big animals back home, I lived in a big city," he'd gently scratch the creature's neck.

Zeke would sit beside her, continuing to pet the animal. "It's cute, but also kinda funny looking," he'd say with a chuckle, glancing out the opening of the room at the older animals. "Looks like the whole herd wants to join the pillow room."

With a wave of his hand the walls of the pillows room would change, shifting to become more fence like. "There we go," he'd with a smile, the animals now being able to poke there heads in through the fence. "Now we can greet our visitors," he'd say with a small laugh.

He'd continue petting the small calf, making sure to avoid the back side and eyes as his host had suggested. "He's adorable," he'd say with a chuckle, gently scratching the calf's neck. He hadn't been around a lot of big animals in his life, occasionally he got to visit a zoo buy that was about it.

Stepping back, he'd focus and a large stalk of grass would grow in front of him. Tearing off a piece of the grass he'd offer it to the calf. "Think he's old enough to eat this?" he remembered hearing somewhere that young cattle fed on just their mother's milk for a while.

Glancing at the rest of the herd he'd conjure up grass for all of them to enjoy. Stalks of it appearing in front of each of them. He knew they weren't real, that they were just constructs within the dream, but he'd still play along with it. "There we go, plenty for all of them," turning to Lycia, he'd grin, "they seem to want our attention."

He unsurprisingly blushed when she hugged him, he wasn't used to getting so much positive attention from a girl. He returned the hug, "thank you for inviting me Lycia, this dream is the most fun I've had in a long time."

Zeke would continue smiling when the hug ended, the smile was a slightly embarrassed one but he was indeed feeling happy.

Then the mud hit him, he'd blink in surprise and laugh, following her into the herd. He'd glance at the animals around them as they rolled and played in the mud. When he spotted Lycia he'd playfully throw a bit of mud at her, "that was sneaky of you," he'd say with a laugh.

He'd pet one of the large animals as he walked towards Lycia, giving no mind to the mud. "It's wonderful here," he'd toss another bit of mud at her with a chuckle.

"You ok?" he'd aak, running to her when she fell, they were both covered in the mud by now, he didn't mind though. He'd kneel in front of her, smiling at her, "be careful, the mud is slipery." He was starting to realize that she was perhaps affected more by dreams than him, maybe she even felt genuine pain.

He'd offer her his hand, helping her up if she took it. "You're covered in mud," he'd say with a chuckle, picking a bit off of her hood. "Luckily we don't have to worry about cleaning our clothes here," he'd say with a small laugh, looking down at his own mud covered clothes.

Zeke would pet a natau that had approached to investigate Lycia falling. "I wish this dream didn't have to eventually end," he'd tilt his head, "can I come back and visit sometimes?" plus they could still hang out in the real world.