Sacrifice

It was midnight and the full moon was shining through the small window of Godric's chamber. He sat on his bed and looked out, unable to sleep. He usually slept peacefully at this hour of the day, but that had changed since Louis disappeared. The feeling of emptiness came over him. Usually the demon slept next to him at night. Perhaps he would have woken up if he had got a little too close, but he had accepted it in silence, at most moved a little and then would have fallen asleep again. Now the lack of presence seemed to rob him of sleep completely. Night after night he sat awake on the bed and seemed to be waiting unconsciously. He had not even drawn the curtain, but let the light of night prevail. When Louis spent the night here, he always had the curtain open at night and closed during the day to keep out the sunlight. Unconsciously, a little hoping to see something, Godric had done the same. "What is wrong with me? I should be glad he's gone now. He brought nothing but unrest in