Unn's fever started getting better the next day at noon. She still wouldn't eat though. Astrid made me leave a couple times to do my chief duties. I kept coming back to check up on her. I hate it when Unn gets sick. She gets sick so often. If it is a fever, she never stops crying. Gothi says it is because the fever is attacking her eyes, but I have asked Unn if her eyes heart and she says no. She just cries. I think the fever is attacking her brain not her eyes.

We keep Hackett away when Unn has a fever. We don't want him to catch it too. He has gotten sick once or twice, but not nearly as bad as Unn. She is physically tough, but I think she pushes herself to the point where she gets sick. What ever it is, I don't like the end result.

Her fever went down, but Gothi said that we needed to keep her at home for a couple days. Unn doesn't sleep well when she is sick. Ever since she was really little, I would pick her up and rock her at night till she would fall asleep. She would wake up later either in tears or fear. As she got older, her tears became more silent but her breathing gave her away.

The last night, I heard her sit up in bed. She wasn't shaking as if she was scared, or crying, but she was still.

"Why are you awake sweet stuff?" I asked. The room was quiet for a moment.

"I can't sleep." came a whisper. I came over to the bed.

"Why not?" I asked sitting down next to her.

"My mind is restless." she said wrapping her arms around her legs.

"Restless? Does that happen often?" I asked. Unn just nodded. "Is there anything I can do to help." Unn looked at me with her baby dragon eyes.

"Would you rock me, Daddy?" she whispered. I smiled and scooped her up in my arms. She laid against my chest and I rocked her.

The next morning I woke up to Astrid kissing my head.

"I told you that you would be a great dad." she said smiling. I looked down into my arms and saw Unn sleeping soundly.

"I guess I rocked us both to sleep." I softly laughed. I gently put her on her bed and got ready for the day. Hackett was already downstairs.

"Hey dad, is Unn going to be okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, her fever is gone now. Just let her sleep as long as she can." I replied. Hackett was worried about something else I could tell.

The morning was fairly uneventful. In the afternoon Hackett was waiting for me at the forge. I started it up and we worked on the weapons

"Dad." Hackett started.

"What is it bud?" I asked.

"Does Unn hate me?" he asked. I dropped my hammer.

"Now what make you think that?" I asked.

"Unn said she wanted nothing to do with me." Hackett said staring off into space.

"Was this the night before we found out she had a fever?" I asked. Hackett paused then slowly nodded. "Don't worry bud. I think she had the fever then. I am pretty sure that it was the fever talking." Hackett swallowed hard.

"Dad I am worried about Unn. She refused to talk to me anymore." he said. "I want to know what I did to offend her." I put my hand on his back.

"Well I think it is best your are not in the dark about this." I said. "Your sister lied to me the other day and I so as punishment I took her book." The room fell silent. I looked at Hackett and at first his mouth hung open but then he grew mad.

"How could you?!" He said. "Do you know what you just did to her?!" I was confused.

"Hackett all I did was take her book away." I said.

"Well you obviously don't realize." Hackett said.

"Do not talk that way with me young man!" I scolded. Hackett looked away from me.

"No wonder she was mad." he said.

"I don't want your sister lying to me." I said. "So I had to take her book."

"No you didn't!" Hackett shot back. This was unusual of Hackett. He rarely ever would talk back. "If you actually would sit down and listen to her, you would know that taking her book is like a death sentence!"

"Hackett!" I scolded. "Do not raise your voice at me!" Hackett threw his hammer on the table got on Tidalshock and flew off. I sighed. "What is up with my children lately?" I finished the weapons and sat down with the new satchel. I did realize a bit too late that a week away from her book was a bit much. So I was going to make it up to her by rebinding it with more pages and making her a satchel that she would love. I finished the satchel and went home.

It was really late when I got home. I didn't expect anyone to be up, but there was Unn. She was pacing around the fire pit.

"What are you doing up sweet stuff?" I asked. Unn's head shot up in surprise then she looked away.

"I can't sleep." she said. I went up to her and crouched so I was her height.

"What's wrong?" I asked. Unn's eyes were watery with tears.

"My mind is restless again." she whimpered. I felt her head. She didn't have a fever. That meant she was tired.

"Come here." I said opening my arms. I picked her up and rocked her till she fell asleep. I then brought her to bed and gave her a kiss good night.

I started walking upstairs and saw Astrid eyeing me. I couldn't see her face very well.

"Astrid... hi Astrid... hi... Astrid hi!" I know, even though we had been married for 10 years I still stumble on my words like an idiot when it comes to my wife. I figured I was in trouble. Astrid made the come here motion with her finger and I finished making my way up the stairs. I really was expecting to get in trouble. Once I was upstairs, Astrid grabbed me and pinned me against the wall.

"It's my turn with you!" she smiled seductively. She pulled my face down towards her and gave me a heated kiss.