Perdita was the only one awake - she wasn't falling asleep on him this time, even if it meant sitting on the less-than-comfortable island counter in the kitchen - when a soft voice hit her ears. It was immediately recognizable as Gobo's voice, and yet, it sounded different than it had in the past. If he'd sounded like he was in physical pain, she would've had her feet on the floor in an instant and hurried over to him.

But this wasn't a sick and hurting sort of sound, so for a moment, she just listened.