Kaine would say that, yes, it was beginning to work since he could barely go a whole minute without yawning all over the place. She remained on the bed anyway, because he wasn't quite asleep yet and she had promised to stay until then. The idea of seeing Bert hadn't become any simpler in her mind, of course, so that helped her stay just as much as Alain himself did.

"You really think so?" Of course Roland had effectively jumped at the first opportunity to get her back, and that was as positive a sign as any, but something remained an obstacle. "I hope you're right about that."

And she hoped that when it really came down to it she could trust Roland to be what Kaine was now barred off from. Bu she kind of doubted it even now.

"In any case I think you're free of worrying about anything else for a little while."