"Oh my… it's really you," I mumbled softly, and Liora flashed a smile.
"Why does everyone look horrified?" she asked, and my lips parted to say something, but Headmistress Lysandra's voice echoed through the hallway.
"Everyone back to your dorms. This is unacceptable," she said, and the students gathered around immediately began leaving, except Azrael and me.
We were inside her room now, and Liora was sitting at the edge of the bed, humming softly while her eagle beastman stood beside her protectively.
"How? Is this your spirit?" Lysandra asked cautiously, and Liora laughed softly.
"I was indeed dead, but when I was about to begin a new life, I was told someone brought me back," she said, and her eyes trailed toward me.
A smile flashed across her lips.
She had changed....Even the energy around her no longer felt weak. It was intimidating… radiating power beautifully.
