The System's voice went silent, giving Nightshade some time to collect his thoughts and suppress the pain he was in.
He raised his hand to his head, pushing strands of his hair that fell over his forehead, back. He took a deep breath, unaware of the worry on Ummi's face.
However when she turned to look at her, she looked more worried that a mother who hasn't seen her child, for five hours after school closed for the day.
"I'm fine," he said, giving her an assuring smile, "Lead everyone out of here and back to the city, I'll join you," he added.
"Are you sure?" He nodded, causing her to exhale. Releasing her breath that she had been holding for almost five minutes.
She gave him a kiss on the cheek, patted his shoulder and walked back to the Alliance. Before she left she snapped her fingers, bringing back the chalice, which appeared on the floor, beside him, then left with the Alliance.