As Jacob woke up, Maria was still carrying him forward in her arms. The temperature around them seemed to be growing hotter as they travelled. He slowly moved himself and tried to stand up. Maria looked down at him with her jade eyes.
"You're awake. How are you feeling?"
"A lot better. Thank you for carrying me all this way. How long was I out?"
Maria looked away embarrassingly.
"About two days."
Jacob's heart dropped to his stomach.
"TWO DAYS?! Why didn't you wake me?"
Slimo turned around to look at him. He had a bruised face and a black eye.
"Believe me, I tried. She wouldn't let anyone even touch you."
Maria refused to meet Jacob's gaze and started blushing slightly.
"Did you hurt Slimo? He was only trying to help!"
Maria coughed into her hand.
"Actually, it was my mom who did that when he tried to wake you up."
Lida started to laugh.
"I pack quite a punch, don't I? Sorry about that again, Slimo."
"It's okay. You can punch me as many times as you'd like!"
