It was two o'clock in the morning, Val had almost fallen asleep, when the phone rang, this time she set the volume to full volume so as not to miss a single call. It's stupid of her, of course. She's at his house, and if Faith shows up early, which is unlikely, he won't need to call, just knock on her door.

-Yes, I'm listening.

-Are you sleeping?

"Not anymore," she glances at the time, cursing her decision to leave the sound on, "damn, Eon, do you know what time it is?"

Did I distract you from something important?

The receiver gave out mockingly-gloatingly. Val leaned back against the pillows,...