Night was spreading all around.
Lily's wounds were very deep. The situation was so bad that nobody could say anything good. Anyone could say—
"If the blood keeps flowing like this, she will not live till morning."
Lily groaned and said,
"Today you saved me… I never thought this would happen."
Snehwal sat near her and said,
"As long as you are alive, everything will come back. The teleportation stone is a very small thing."
But pain and groans did not let Lily speak more.
At that time, an old woman standing at the door slowly went away.
Snehwal said in worry,
"Don't speak much… sorry, I have no other way… and that old woman also left."
Now he had to act. He started looking at her wounds. He took away the blood-soaked clothes of Lily and put them aside.
Lily gave a small cry.
Her white, shining skin glowed so much that any great sage or king would give up his kingdom just to see her. That soft light could make anyone lose their mind.
Seeing this, Snehwal became afraid, as if he had seen a ghost. But the bleeding did not let that beauty show fully.
Just then, the old woman came back at the door. In her hands was a white cloth bundle and a box of medicine.
She placed the things inside and quickly ran away, not even looking at Lily.
Snehwal was surprised and said,
"What was this? Why did she run away like that? Why did she not help? Not even in putting medicine or lifting her?"
Lily again gave a painful sigh.
Snehwal said in fear,
"Everything will be fine."
Then Lily's body started shaking. She was feeling very cold. It was natural because her body was wounded and uncovered. But her body was also burning with fever.
Snehwal's hands were wet with sweat. When he held Lily, her body heat passed into his hands—like her warmth was giving him the power to heal.
As if the same heat was warming his palms.
Snehwal, scared, started cleaning Lily's deep and terrible wounds.
Lily's condition was very weak—the blood was not stopping at all.
Her hand and leg wounds were stopped by tying cloth, but the wound on her stomach was still bleeding. There the blood was flowing like a flood and not stopping.
Seeing this, only one thought came in Snehwal's mind—
"Juri's power… how did it grow so much? Can I also use some power to stop Lily's blood…?"
Snehwal saw that Lily's body was slowly becoming cold. Her breathing was getting weak. Seeing this, his heart was full of fear.
He bent down and quickly said—
"You will be fine… I will not let you go."
He put both his hands on Lily's wound and started giving all his energy to her.
Slowly, Lily's wounds began to heal, like some invisible power was joining them.
But it was not easy.
Snehwal's energy was getting low. His body started shaking. Suddenly, one drop of blood came from his mouth, then slowly a small stream.
Tired and broken, he whispered—
"Now… now you will be fine."
Saying this, he fell unconscious on the bed near Lily.
Outside, the night was full of cold silence and deep darkness.
Lily's blood had stopped.
But now both—Snehwal and Lily—were lying in an unconscious state.
In the middle of the night, Lily's eyes slowly opened.
Her first look went to Snehwal—he was lying unconscious.
The bed was fully covered with her blood.
Her second look went to that bloody bed.
And her third look went to her wounds—but they were gone now.
Only her hand and thigh had bandages.
Seeing herself like this, Lily did not get angry.
She looked at the open door and said softly—
"Maybe this happened with some Yakshini before…"
"…or I don't think it ever happened."
In her eyes, mercy and love were clear.
She touched Snehwal's head and said—
"You are really very smart."
"You will face many troubles ahead."
"But I cannot do anything… forgive me."
Lily said all this to Snehwal, who was lying unconscious beside her.
Then suddenly, one question ran in her mind—
"Why is Snehwal doing this?
Doesn't he know that in this world, his moonlight can end anytime… by my hands or by anyone's hands?"
Then Lily said with worry—
"Where have we come now? It was looking like north, then we reached here. What place is this?
By now, spying on me, all the news about me must have reached Shon Yakshini and all the seekers."
"There are many seekers here, who will try to take advantage of my bad condition."
Then she looked at Snehwal.