A few days passed with a frustrating slowness.
As Lidien focused on healing, he could now use his limbs, but only to move normally, without using his Sparkline.
Every morning he joined his family for breakfast, while Aria brought food at noon.
However, Nyomi was still absent, making him wonder if she had committed suicide... but he immediately abandoned the thought, for he knew that while Nyomi may be broken, her will to live and endure for her brother was real.
"Lidien... what are you spacing out about?" Aria asked, looking at him curiously with her fox-like eyes.
Lidien smiled faintly and stared back at her.
"I lost a test subject..." he whispered.
In a place where cruelty is the norm, Lidien couldn't show his concern towards a slave he had just known for two weeks.
"Don't worry, I'll find you another..."
Lidien shook his head and said,
"No, I need to find her... My secrets are with her..."
