After attaining a brief equanimity in this difficult time, in Elvirita's arms, his eyes opened gradually the next morning.
Finding her beside him caused his heartbeat to increase rapidly, locking eyes with her.
It actually took him a few seconds to recall what happened and it wasn't an imagination.
"Hey,"
Elvirita was already awake, plopped on her elbows while staring intensely that purloined his cognition, getting lost in her.
"Am I dreaming?"
She smiled sweetly, poking his cheeks, "No, you are not,"
"How long I was unconscious, Elvirita?"
"For about five days."
'So that was five days? Felt like five months. What could I do at this point? How pathetic,'
"I don't get it, why did you summon Sin when you couldn't handle the impact?"
He smiled hollowly, "Call it a price for one's redemption,"
"You and your recklessness…"