Then, a few more hands joined in, gently pulling him up and carefully carrying him to a place where the rain didn't reach. He thought he heard voices speaking in the process, but he no longer had the energy to distinguish them, and his eyelids felt particularly heavy, making it impossible for him to lift them.
In the darkness, he didn't know how much time had passed, but there seemed to be a warm sensation enveloping his body, lulling him into a deep sleep. When he regained consciousness, he felt a bit warm and could hear a soft murmur of prayers.
"May the winds from all directions provide protection, and may the girl holding sage erase the pain and guide the lost with a single lantern..." This kind of prayer was the first time he had heard it, but some of the keywords within were familiar.
