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The first thing Tai felt was Kari's cold, clammy fingers tugging on his nose as she tried to wake him up. Then the soft vibrations coming from her whistle—the ones he had somehow missed before—jolted his brain and made his eyelids twitch in irritation.
He took a deep breath, cracking open his eyes and seeing a distorted close-up of Kari's face right beside his. The distortion, he realised, came from the fur of her worn teddy bear, blocking his view partially.
"Kari," he croaked softly, "what's the matter?"
She didn't say anything, but instead snuggled up beside him, teddy bear between them like a fluffy barrier. Her tiny fingers tickled his chin and her warm body made him feel even sleepier.
Tai's mind began to drift off once more, but he managed to catch Kari's gentle admission of, "Bad dreams…" before sleep overtook him completely.
In his own dreams later that night, he was a valiant knight who rescued the damsel in distress from evil and told her over and over again, "It's alright now, you're safe..."
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