The Heartwood terror in the night

"Musta been a bad fish," Luke joked with a warm chuckle. Although it was not in his nature to lie or hide information (within reason) it was in his nature to dimiss unpleasant topics in favor of more neutral or entertaining ones. His nightmares were not something he enjoyed talking about, and he believed that one day they would simply go away so he did not think much on them, either. "Don't you worry about it," he went on. "Everyone has nightmares once in a while." Luke gave her a reassuring wink and then made for a topic change. "So what's your name, girl? You always wander through the woods wakin' folks up?" His friendly grin showed that he meant the last bit as a jest, and was not at all bothered that she woke him. Rather the opposite.