Aika groaned in agony as she leaned onto the blade embedded in her foot.
While she was still biting her lip in pain, she suddenly felt Cedric's warm hands on her cheeks, guiding her to look up. When she slowly raised her head, she could see him crouched in front of her, looking at her with deep worry in his eyes.
At this moment, the black in her eyes slowly disappeared until her natural blue eyes became visible once more.
"I'm…" she opened her trembling lips to speak, but then Cedric suddenly pulled her into his chest in a tight hug.
"It's alright," he whispered in a gentle voice.
At the same time, he willed the blade between them to dissipate into smoke.
"It's alright," he repeated, stroking her hair to soothe her tremors.
Aika exhaled tiredly as she held onto him tightly. Then she closed her eyes to rest in his warm embrace.
