Tear readied herself for work, as she did every morning.
Her sleep had been dreary, with a horrible dream included. In it, she was running from colossal spiders, spraying their venom everywhere, and trying to get her in their grasp.
She took a cold shower and stepped out.
He had not survived…She placed her hand on her forehead. It had been depressing, but she was to continue her life, regardless.
The thought of calling in sick had occurred to her when she awoke, but what good would that have done? If she choose to stay home today, she would have to stay home everyday for the rest of her life. But…
Her entire house felt icy cold.
Teodoro approached her when she reached the bottom of the stairs. He saw the saddened look on his granddaughter's face.
"Tear…"
She closed her eyes. "I don't want to think about it anymore…"
He placed a fonstone in her hand. "I think you'd better see what it contains. You'll be surprised."
'Surprised?' She wondered what he meant by that, and squeezed the stone.
A boy with long, red hair…
Luke…no, it wasn't Luke…
The image swirled around her mind. The boy was holding a sword…the sword of Lorelei…
A word then appeared. 'Reborn.'
She stopped squeezing the stone. "A word…"
Teodoro nodded. "Reborn…I was looking into last night…it seems that…"
Tear's eyes widened. "He may have survived…survived as someone new…"
'New?'
"Do not give up hope just yet. He's still alive, I'm sure of it," Teodoro said.
Tear nodded.
It was time to stop looking behind her. He was alive, and that was all that mattered anymore.