"What… why… how…?" Arthur can't form anything else.
Aldriana nods, pity in her eyes. "I had the same reaction. But after checking more carefully, I believe this is a human who is… fused. I don't know what else to call it. This person is completely fused with the heartstones."
She turns back to the eye. "Were you somewhere in Mt Helen?"
Blink. Yes.
"He was one of the missing people," she tells Arthur.
"Are you… are you breathing?" Arthur asks awkwardly.
Blink. Yes.
He has no clue what else to ask. He is completely baffled.
"Arthur, do you think Julian can do something about this?" Aldriana asks.
"I honestly don't know. My mind is blank right now," Arthur admits.
"I'll check if his injury is healed enough. You stay with him," Aldriana says, then returns to the cave.
Arthur looks back at the eye. Every part of him feels uncomfortable. "Are you in pain?"
Blink. Blink. No.
He exhales in relief. "Good. At least you're not in pain."
Blink. Yes.
"Did someone do this to you?"
