Chapter 40

• Xavier
• Reika released my hand while Axel removed his hand from her shoulder. I watched as a thin glowing string unwrapped itself from around my arm and Axel's and Ruby's as well. It vanished into thin air as she gently laid Ruby's hand on her stomach, her eyes still closed as she slept soundlessly.
• It's been half an hour since she had fallen unconscious, and as the time stretched on, I became more and more anxious. Reika and Natalie had to be given the time to eat and replenish their strength. The rest of us - Olcan, my dad, Axel, and myself–have had to sit and wait to find out what had happened.