"Welcome back home, Lith. That was-" Kamila tried to hug him after he rushed through the door but he sidestepped her with a spin and moved forward. "Fast."
"Thank the gods you're alright, Mom." Lith crossed the kitchen in the blink of an eye and wrapped Elina in an embrace. "I missed you so much."
"I missed you too, baby." Lith coming to her first flattered Elina but she could tell something was wrong with him. "Are you…"
She didn't realize how bad it was until she returned the embrace and his wings popped out of his back, forming a protective cocoon around her.
"Alright?" Elina had been examined with Invigoration enough times to recognize the feeling of foreign mana flowing through her body just like she could sense the slight tremble in Lith's fingers as he held her shoulders.
His breathing technique confirmed that she was alive and well. Elina's smell filled Lith's nose and the steady sound of her heartbeat was the most amazing music he had ever heard.
