Lia returned to the room with the whole party following her. They walked in quietly, each one finding a place to sit—some on the bed, while others sat elsewhere in the room.
The person who sat farthest away was Aaron; he didn't get too close to Silva. By this time, Silva had healed up enough to sit up, and he noticed that his clothes had been changed.
He sat up on the bed, looking at everyone in the room.
"What about Lena?" he asked first.
"Aaron secured her in one of the rooms. She will not be going anywhere anytime soon," Lia responded.
"That's alright," Silva said and then took a deep breath before looking at his friends, family, and party.
"I'm sorry," he said, and it was like a bombshell. They had no recollection of him ever apologizing or telling them that he wasn't from this world, so this was the first time they saw him apologize based on their memory.