It was such a small comment but still Sisse felt the twinge in her stomach. She knew that Alice could sleep through a lot, the fact that she commented on it felt like she was disregarding how much Sisse knew of her, disregarding the fact that they had shared a dorm for four years, disregarding their friendship. Alice probably hadn't meant anything by it, so Sisse tried to keep her face calm and turned away.

Watching Alice climb into bed fully clothed, Sisse just wanted to tuck her friend in, her trunk hadn't been delievered from the train yet, Sisse figured they were trying to get the students first and then their things. She took out her own pink and lavendar quilt and one of her nightgowns and steeled herself. Alice's comment made her thing that maybe she didn't want anything to do with Sisse, but she was still one of Sisse's closest friends so she was going to ignore the worry and take care of her friend.

Sisse had just reached the edge of Alice's bed when her quiet reached her. Sisse blushed and spread the quilt over Alice. "Thank you.' She murmured, smoothing the quilt down at the edges. "But it should have been you." Sisse turned her gaze to her friend, earnestly, hoping Alice could see all the guilt and worry in Sisse's face. She forgot entirely about the nightgown in her hand, so great was her worry about Alice's response.