(EP-219.1)# 2
219 – Great Escape #2
Dreams were volatile.
Even intense nightmares that could jolt you awake in the deep of night, after a while, the emotions and scenes would scatter like dust in the wind.
The time I spent within Aira’s psyche was no exception.
From the week in the Witch Forest to playing clown at the wedding venue, it all felt long at the time.
In reality, the time I spent there amounted to less than a night.
And those memories were already fading away, one by one, like a vague dream. It hadn’t even been an hour since I woke up.
What was even more surprising was this...
“Queen Aira and her servant Lily already woke up this morning.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes!”
Narmi exclaimed loudly and opened my eyes wide. She then shook the light she conjured at her fingertips to and fro, examining my condition.
“Fortunately, you seem to have regained your senses. You didn’t wake up for a long time, so I was worried that your spirit was not able to find your body.”
Aira and Lily had already been up and about, living their lives as usual. But I showed no signs of waking up.
Thanks to that, I had to undergo a thorough examination in the Draco twins’ room.
Hwareureuk-.
Narmi then lit a pink candle that burnt with a strange smoke and brought it under my nose.
“Take a whiff. It’ll help you recover.”
Was this like aromatherapy?
Heueup-.
I took a small breath. The peach-like sweet fragrance entered my nostrils, spreading throughout my body.
“It’s good.”
As I nodded, Narmi brought the talisman in her hand to the candle. Naturally, the thin talisman caught fire. Narmi dipped it in a wine glass and handed it to me.
“What is this?”
“Drink it.”
... Drink wine with a talisman burned into it?
I almost wrinkled my brow, but managed to restrain myself.
“You... want me to drink this?”
“I’ve noticed that the connection between your spirit and body is a bit loose. Drinking this will help strengthen it.”
“My spirit and body are loose...?”
“Exactly.”
Jjak-.
Narmi clapped her hands.
“The spirit, soul, and body of a person are closely intertwined, so tightly bound that they can be seen as one.”
Seureuk-.
Then she gently pulled them apart.
“But Theo, your body and spirit have a small gap between them.”
“Really? Why is it like that?”
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