Trex shook his head. "Really I'm fine, Zelia." He told her. "I've done this before with no major side effects. It just means I'll sleep well tonight."
Though he did walk closer to the bed he did not sit down. If he sat down he might want to go to sleep and it was nearly dawn. Besides, if he went over and sat down beside her and the others saw them that would just cause for even more rumors. Flynn had already made a few suggestions about the two of them last night. There was no way Trex was going to give him any more fuel for the fire. He smiled. "Besides, what I could really go for is some breakfast." He told her with a smile. "Now that you are up I can run down and get something so that when the others get up, we can eat." It would not only give him the excuse to avoid Zelia's concerns as well as help stretch his muscles and get him ready for the day.

He glanced at her a bit surprised as she touched his shoulder. He waved off her concern. "I will be fine." He told her once again. "Besides, we don't have time to waste. The competition starts an hour or so after dawn. I have no time to rest." He stated firmly. His expression softened a tad and a smile toyed on his lips. "Though, I'm glad to have you back, even though you are a bit overprotective again." His eyes twinkled before turning serious. "Though I'm glad you are alright. I would have hated to lose a valuable team member." He removed her hand. "Please let me go, Zelia. We don't have time to debate or argue this."

Why was he so eager to run? Trex just excused it as a reason to avoid continuing the discussion. Though he genuinely was grateful for Zelia's concerns, and if the roles where reversed he would be on her case as well. But there was no time to rest. Though the competition was today, there was no set time. All it was stated was after the curator's breakfast (an hour after dawn), there would be an announcement. They had to be ready and down there for that announcement. Otherwise, they would have no idea what was required and they might as well kiss Flynn's chances of winning goodbye.