He looks to Athelstan and nods. "Please? I'm so tired but I fear I may need something to force to me rest."

He bites his look, looking from one to the other. "Will you stay with me tonight? I know I ask a difficult thing but... I need you, both of you. My thread is bound to yours, you keep me from getting lost." He touches his tattoo. "This is how I came here, not the door. Because I could feel you were here."