III


He could barely keep his eyes open, but the gratitude and satisfaction he felt were so great, he knew they were strong enough she could feel them as well.

He knew gratitude was the strongest.

He could see that the tense set if her shoulders was different from before, and he knew he had her attention, her efforts, and her love. Everything set on him.

He could see it in her movements,the flutter of her hands as she mixed herbs to create his salvation, and his comfort, that she used special effort just for him.

When she had touched him, he had felt her soul reaching out to him, asking him, begging him, to let her in again.

If only she knew, he had never let her go. He had never given up on her, and that he knew she would come back.


Delusional, it's obviously love.