Ava just burries his face in whomever is closest and closes his eyes, hiding from the world. He's shivering, though not badly.. just now and again. "I'm so glad that I have you guys. I think that I'd be so scared I'd be crying right now if I was having to go this alone.." he confides. "When I was fifteen I wasn't this scared, but then again when I was fifteen I didn't have so much to loose."

He draws in a deep breath, then tries to explain "By passing this rite, you both can become part of my family.. And I want that more than anything. It's really important to me, and I know it's kind of silly for it to be so important.. but it is!"

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"If it's important to you, then it's important to me," Henry states simply. "Betting the same is true for Josh. So we'll do this."

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"It is," Josh confirms. "Rest, Ava. Sleep. You too, Henry," he says.

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It takes a bit more snuggling and a couple of kisses here and there for Ava to finally settle down and drift off to sleep. Once he does however, its the deep, dreamless sleep of pure exhaustion - and it's a good thing too. There's no telling when the three of them will have another good night's sleep until this is all said and done with.

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Henry waits until Ava's asleep in his arms. He gently strokes the Blue Lantern's hair, then looks up at Josh, nods softly, then settles down and closes his eyes.

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