Little Bu, held by Gaia and Rebecca on either side, felt inexplicably reassured.
Her people were still here, Brother Frey was alright, and she could still read and study the machinery she loved most. It seemed things were not so bad after all.
Their lost homeland... perhaps they could never return to it.
The group reached the entrance to the inpatient building's lobby. When they pushed open the doors, they were all startled by the sight before them.
Rows of hospital beds had been set up, with doctors, nurses, and even a few banshees moving among them.
The Untouchables lay on the beds, some nervously answering the doctors' questions.
"There are quite a lot of injured this time, and since they've only just arrived, they'd be uneasy if we separated them into different wards. So we're treating them all here."
Little Bu turned her head to see Theus walking toward them, rubbing his temple. The exhaustion on his face was impossible to hide.
"Lord!" Gaia and Zoe hurried forward.
"Set work aside for now. I left banshees at the relay point to keep watch. There's currently no sign of an attack from the Holy See's side. Why are you wearing a hard hat?"
Zoe froze, then hastily took off the hard hat and hid it behind her back, taking a guilty step backward.
"Forget it. Little Bu, your people are basically all here. You..." Before Theus could finish, Little Bu rushed out and embraced several of her people, bursting into tears with them.
Most of her friends were still alive. It was simply that the emotions from their separation and constant fear over this period had finally erupted all at once.
The other Untouchables noticed the commotion as well and immediately fell silent.
"Waaah... I thought I'd never see you