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Aurelius heard the sounds of footsteps and the vague sounds of the conversations that followed before actual combat began. He felt it when something wrapped around him and pulled him away from Klever, and he felt it when he was being fueled with enough life energy to mend his injuries. And then, he felt a soft hand supporting his head and tipping mending potions into his mouth.
Despite all that Aurelius felt and heard, though, he was thoroughly uninterested in standing up. He didn't even rejoice at being healed. He just remained transfixed by the vision of his goddess.
And when that vision began to slip away because he was regaining consciousness. Aurelius thrust out a hand like he was trying to grab and hold on to it.
