Chapter 3 ☆ [Voice]

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[Following the draftees' return to the village yesterday evening, Joshua... hasn't actually been around that much. He hadn't been dropped off at his own apartment when he returned; rather, Joshua ended up at the clinic together with Leonhardt. Which is just as well, really, considering the latter's still in bad shape and likely best off remaining

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[eyesofpity]

[And so the evening is dragging on and after Joshua has answered any responses he has gotten from others it seems Leonhardt still isn't responding to anything, outside of normal reflexive actions. Really, there hasn't been much of a change since he was brought here.

However, about an hour before midnight that changes and Leonhardt slowly opens up his eyes at last. He doesn't say anything at first, and there is definitely a confused expression on his face that shows he is wondering where this is, and also when it is since he does know he was out for some time. It just doesn't feel like it was all that long to him and this looks like the village. How strange...]

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[eyesofremorse]

["Dragging on" is a good way to describe today in general for Joshua. At this point, he's really just feeling... exhausted, both physically and mentally. But he's not quite so tired that he misses Leonhardt finally opening his eyes again - and needless to say, that is more than enough to divert his attention from certain thoughts.]

... Loewe...? [His voice still sounds awfully tired, but rather than sounding detached in addition to that, there's a hint of disbelief instead. He's not just imagining things because of how little sleep he's been getting, right? He really did just open his eyes again, right...?

Maybe there's at least one thing that's still good about today. He'd honestly been fearing the worst, considering Leonhardt had hardly been reacting to anything and nothing seemed to help him regain consciousness, so this is an enormous relief... but he's still a little cautious nevertheless. It could just be temporary, after all...]

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[Nope, not imagining things. Leonhardt just needed some more time for his own body to heal some of the things that couldn't be healed by magic. He's definitely feeling pretty dang sore and there likely aren't many parts of him not covered in bruises now.

It takes a few moments before he says anything, and he's looking at Joshua with a bit of disbelief too and his eyes are blinking like he's trying to see if the image of Joshua will vanish. Truly, he is a bit surprised to be awake, and with how damn sore he feels, he's likely not dead like he thought he was going to be.] ...Where...? [His voice is a bit hoarse from not being used for over a day and he coughs a bit to clear up his lungs and throat.] ...Where is this...?

[eyesofremorse]

[...He really is awake. He's awake, he's talking, and he's actually reacting to Joshua... That's definitely a good thing, and it's no surprise that all of this earns a smile from the boy - nor that there's audible relief in his voice as he speaks.]

You're at the clinic in the village plaza, Loewe. You've been unconscious since the morning of the 19th. [Since the cave-in, but he doesn't really want to bring that up at the moment. That's not something he wants to think about now when things are finally looking up again after what happened back then.]