Where is the line

There was a moment of silence before he heard Aranea call back to him, inviting him inside. He gently pushed the door open enough for him to slip through, peeking around the door at first before he finally let himself in. "I didn't wake you, did I?" She didn't have the look of someone who had just gotten pulled from sleep so he at least felt better knowing he didn't disrupt her sleep. He still wanted to confirm though. There was still a guilt sitting in his gut for coming to see her at such an odd hour anyway so anything he could do to assure he wasn't being a bother certainly helped. He nudged the door back to its original position just to make sure their talking wouldn't disrupt any neighbors she might have before crossing the room toward where she was laying.

He stopped a few feet away, not wanting to intrude on her personal space, settling onto his haunches. Now that he was here he wasn't sure what had pulled him to come here in the first place, but in a way it was just nice to not be alone for a moment. At a loss for words, he glanced toward the window she was facing, taking in the view of the ocean it faced. "This is a beautiful view. I can see why you picked this room," he commented, speaking softly since speaking any loud felt out of place with how quiet the sleeping castle was. He let his gaze linger on the view of the beach for a moment while he tried to figure out what to say. His sleep deprived, lonely mind had pulled him here, but had no answers when it came to what he actually wanted.

"I'm sorry... I just... I guess I just wanted some company," he finally settled on though that felt like it only scratched the surface. He looked away from the window, finally letting his gaze meet hers for a moment. "It's been hard to sleep since the pups moved into their own rooms... It's strange the things you get used to, isn't it? I lived on my own for years and never thought twice about it, but now..." He shrugged slightly and looked away toward the window again. He hated to admit how deep his own loneliness went. It made him feel desperate and dependent on someone else - things he didn't like and didn't know how to address. Obviously it bothered him enough to drive him to seek out Aranea in the middle of the night.

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