William's hand rested gently on Ngeng's shoulder. "I-I kno-ow i-it's ha-a-rd." He said.
Ngeng sobbed. She found little comfort in William's words. William thought of something his wife had once said. "Darling don't be afraid, I've loved you for a thousand years, I'll love you for a thousand more."
Ngeng looked at William, and he was bawling. Ngeng gently picked him up, as if he were just a child and carried him into his bedchambers, setting him down on the bed. She watched his robotic fish dart around its tank. Ngeng went back to her bedroom, and she sat on her bed, thinking of William's grief. Real men showed their pain. So, in her eyes, he was the manliest man that ever lived. Meanwhile, William continued to bawl. While doing so, he was curled up in a ball. Ngeng felt guilty for just leaving him there, so she went back in his room. Even though the horrid noise was unbearable, Ngeng didn't mind. She just picked him up, and stroked his head. His bawling rang throughout the castle, it was so loud. And when the king wasn't happy, nobody was. And on this particular day, everybody in the Grox empire wasn't happy. In a terraform bubble, there was a small blue and green creature who was very dragon-like. It was named Dawn, and Dawn was another of William's pets. Dawn was unusual in that she could speak. "Master, I'm sorry about your wife." She said.
William nodded. For a second, all was quiet. Then, he started bawling again. Ngeng pulled him close to her chest. Suddenly, William stopped bawling. His breathing returned to normal, albeit a few hitches. He had fallen asleep. Ngeng knew he'd been bawling for an hour, which probably exhausted him. William snored, which kind of concerned Ngeng. Ngeng shook William a bit. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?" He asked grumpily.
"Y-you're snoring, not good." Ngeng answered.
"That isn't good." William said.
"No, it's not." Dawn told him.
William sent for a sleep specialist and the specialist confirmed their fears. William would need a C-PAP machine.