James woke up. As he slowly opened his eyes, he found himself staring at a white ceiling.

“I—Where am I?”

As his throat moved slightly, he let out a feeble voice. He wanted to get up, but when he moved, a severe pain shot through his body.

“Ah…” he cried out in pain.

Thea, who was nodding off, immediately reacted and grabbed James' hand.

“Honey, I’m here. I’m here. It’s alright. Don’t be scared.”

James was calmed down by Thea's voice. He moved his head a little to look at Thea, who was sitting beside him, and asked frailly, “Thea, you…why are you here? Oh, and uh, where am I?”

James was extremely confused right now. He could not remember much.

He closed his eyes and tried to sort through his memories.

It was then that he remembered…

He went to Malgudi.

He was captured there, and Tobias eventually absorbed his True Energy. Then, he went unconscious. He had no idea what happened after that.

“Thea, how is Malgudi, by the way?”

Thea shook her head slightly and said, “I-I don’t