He shuffled on his feet, swaying uncomfortably back and forth and twisting the pinky ring he wore on one hand in circles around his finger.

"It's been hundreds of years since I last slept, I can't possibly be expected to remember dreams from that long ago!"

His brow furrowed deeper as the thought crossed his mind that if he were dreaming, then this shouldn't have had to be explained. Unthinking, he tried to take another step back, caught his heel on the post, and had to catch himself as he tipped unsteadily to the side. Blasted fence!