All of those which walked the darkness were hers in some way. Although they might indeed serve other masters whims, nothing passed through the shadows without Nyx's awareness. Thus she was comfortable with Hades' beast; he seemed akin to a mortal grandchild, perhaps, a beloved companion with whom to share events like these.

To his question, she smiled softly and shook her head. "No, child. Morpheus would not dare interrupt my slumber." Although she loved her children, none of them would cross their matron. None.

"I did, however, watch as the world passed by, never waking, never sleeping, but suspended within time," she mused almost to herself, thinking back over those long, long years. "Watched many be born and many die, empires rise and fall, watched my kingdom expand into nearly infinity."

Nxy chuckled, a dark sound, shaking her head gently. "But curiosity has brought me into wakefulness once again, it seems."