A kind guy taking care of rescued wildlife? Geez, why was she always getting caught up with these goody-goodies? Must have been his bad luck to be paired with her, she thought.

However... what he was saying made little sense - enough so that, despite the floor now forcing them to walk up stairs, her eyes were solely on him. "Hang on. Asleep on your feet? I know what it's like to work for hours on end, but that kind of thing rarely happens. Something way more serious is going on."

He didn't mention feeling itchy or drowsy, so maybe there was no sleep sand involved, which meant no Nodoff... and something much more powerful than him was behind this. Ughhh. What did she do to deserve this?

... Probably best not to think about that answer.

"Either we're here on purpose, or the mistake behind this is WAY bigger than either of us could imagine."