With the number of times I have fainted, one would think that I am some kind of damsel in distress in a backward fairytale. Jel thought, opening his eyes to see a hazy forest in front of him. We are here again, I see.
"Long time no see, your majesty." A very familiar voice said, appearing from the trees behind him, her body taking on the form of a grown-up version of Val, the little nymph girl.
"It is wonderful to see you again," Jel said, grinning at her and getting to his feet. "How are you doing, Odell?"
Odell, one of the spirits of the forest and the afterlife. Every time he is close to death and faint because of the pressure it took on his body, Jel would meet this woman.
One hour in that world is a day in the real world and she is there to make sure that he is not too bored when he stays there while his body recovers.