Unable to support his weight any longer due to the fatigue accumulated from the fight, Kaeliyus fell to his knees. He threw his bloodied head back, his hair pouring back as he breathed in and out—the sound a bit loud and whooshing.
Kaeliyus gazed up at the vacant sky, his vision wavering between moments of clarity and haze.
"I can't meet the young Lord like this," he breathed, panting softly. "I need to recuperate."
Kaeliyus summoned every last ounce of his energy, vanishing the next second.
*****
Within the association, the commander is seen standing in front of Beni who was seated on a bed in the infirmary. Due to loads of work, the commander was now only approaching Beni to ask him what had happened to have caused him to relapse.
But, standing before the young boy, the commander met not a person who seemed to have relapsed or gone through an episode. Rather, he was firm, sitting upright, and looking as healthy as he could.
