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"You seem to look quite well, Mr. Jones. Do you feel different?" Jenkins asked the young thief.

A minute before, Jenkins had arrived with Cassandra and Jake. The care taker had instructed the others to wait outside and, yet being impatient to see their friend, they had agreed.

Now, Jenkins examined the young thief under the severely looking eyes of Colonel Baird. She was standing next to Ezekiel's bed and couldn't still belief that he was wide awake. Five minutes ago, he was sleeping, or rather, in a kind of coma. How was this possible?

Also, he looked strange. He seemed to be exhausted, of course he was, but he also was in a good condition, considering his four-day sleep without food or something to drink.

"I am okay" Ezekiel replied. He hated it when someone was giving him too much attention. And it also was the truth; although he felt dizzy from times to times, he was just thirsty and a bit hungry (pizza would be great), but otherwise he felt not so bad as earlier.

"Where are Cassandra and Jake? Are they alright?" He asked Jenkins.

Why did Jenkins have this look? Ezekiel had the feeling that he was hiding something.

"They're waiting outside and will be with you in any minute, don't worry." Jenkins replied. "Colonel, can I speak to you for a moment…. outside?" Jenkins asked.

Eve nodded. She found it odd how the older man was acting. Usually, he would split out directly what the problem was without paying attention how the 'patient' feels.

"Good, let's go and give Mr. Jones a minute. Colonel Baird will bring you then some tea and something to eat take it easy."

"But…" Ezekiel wanted to ask what was going on with him, but the two others vanished through the door and left him behind.

Outside of Ezekiel's room

"So, how is he?" Jake asked. They had been waiting outside for some minutes. It was awkward being alone with Cassie. He was still angry with her and would be for a long time, so much was clear for him. He hadn't spoken a word with her during the whole time of waiting for news of Ezekiel.

"Actually, our young thief seems to be quite good." Jenkins said. However, again, he had 'that' look, and Eve recognized it instantly.

"But….?" She asked impatiently.

"To be honest, I'm not sure," Jenkins looked to her. "But, I know from experience that such a spell does more harm than just sending somebody to sleep."

"So, what is the problem with Ezekiel?" Colonel Eve asked. "I mean, you said it yourself, he seemed to be okay."

"I… have a theory. I'm not sure if it is what I think, though." Jenkins said. "However, I can't explain it to you. Otherwise I would influence your acting which won't be beneficial for Mr. Jones' condition."

"So…. It is something psychological?" Cassandra asked. "Something that connected his mental state with his physical condition. Otherwise he wouldn't have collapsed. Or…. "She stopped, then continued to think loudly. "Something emotional could influence his physical condition."

"Well, when somebody would put a spell on me, my mental state wouldn't be too happy about that" Jake said in a sarcastic tone.

"Well, so much I can say: Miss Cillian is not too wrong with her suggestion." Jenkins overheard Jake's remark. "But now, Colonel Eve, if you would be so nice and get some lunch for Mr. Jones? I'm sure he'll appreciate it. You two are allowed to visit him, but not too long. He need to rest after his struggle"

With that, Jenkins went away and Colonel Eve followed him.

Again, there was that awkward silence. Neither Jake nor Cassandra knew what to say. Then, Cassie wanted to try. "Jake, I…"

"Just let it go" Jake interrupted her harshly and went to the door to Ezekiel's room. "You can't change what happened, can you?"

It was those words that gave her the rest. However, she had no time to reply something. She could feel the tears in her eyes, but something told her not to let them be shown. She has to be strong for Ezekiel.

Without any more words, Jake opened the door and they went inside Ezekiel's room.

That's it for today. I know, again a cliffy… the next chapter will be very important, though. So, stay tuned and don't forget to review.

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