There were numerous things to attend to after waking up.
Like getting his body up and running.
Figuring out what had happened in his absence.
Taking care of everything that exploded while he was gone.
And facing all the political mess that the elves were trying to throw at them.
However, all of that apparently came second to convincing himself that he was still alive.
But more importantly, even that was only next to convincing everyone else that he was fine now.
At least his parents and the children were easy to deal with. They just needed to keep seeing him eat, breathe, and talk to confirm he wasn't about to collapse again.
The real problem?
Kael.
No, seriously. Riley thought Kael would be the easiest to deal with.
Before, all one had to do was go to work as proof of life.
In fact, before, even if he didn't go to work, Kael would look for him at home or at the hospital to settle important matters that he thought couldn't wait.
So what was this?
