Seeing as the kids were already exhausted, and Kotah was only chemically being kept awake, being knocked out let their bodies take advantage of it, leading them to sleep on. About a day later, give or take a few hours more, Kotah and Ezael found themselves awake, and now that they had had sleep, they weren't as tired or irritable as the day before. But they still weren't happy.
"Can I go back to mommy, now?" Kotah asked after moments of silence from when they woke up. He sat side by side on the floor with Ezael, the two of them just watching the soldier. They had already saw their surroundings, and as kids, didn't question it. There was nothing to notice, just that it was different.