Chapter 106

• After an exchange of opinions, they agree to leave, leaving me alone with Ian. I notice how his breathing is agitated, as well as his trembling hands. He paces back and forth in the room, then stands by the window overlooking the hallway and gazes into nothingness.
• "You should get some sleep," I suggest to the visibly exhausted figure. "It's obvious that you haven't slept a wink."
• My words snap him out of his thoughts, and he walks over to stand in front of me.