Alice jumped up from her small chair on the other side of the hospital bed, looking completely panicked.
"Julien!" Alice said, rushing around the bed to check on him.
"What happened? Are you okay?"
Chris also turned his head on the pillow, frowning deeply as he looked at Julien's pale face and sweaty forehead.
"Hey," Chris said, his voice rough and incredibly serious.
"Don't do something stupid for me, alright? I can handle this much pain. Just sit down and rest."
Julien kept his head down for a few minutes, breathing heavily while he waited for the intense headache to finally fade away.
The hollow feeling from selling his combat skills was still there, but the new healing knowledge felt warm and solid inside his mind.
He slowly took a deep breath and raised his head.
He looked at Alice and gave her a small, reassuring nod so she would stop worrying, and then he turned his attention back to Chris.
