Four Months of Growth, Byron Gravely Wounded (Please Vote!)

After cursing loudly for a while, Morales coughed and said, "A couple of nights ago, I did have some nightmares..."

"The strange thing is, I... I dreamed about you!"

Morales hurriedly waved his hands. "Please don't get the wrong idea!"

"I just vaguely remember talking to you in a blood-red space, but I can't remember what we said."

"And these past two days, I've felt great, physically and mentally!"

Morales grew a little nervous. "I haven't been hit by some strange curse, have I?"

Evan placed a hand on his shoulder and sent a trace of Spirituality into him.

He felt nothing.

Morales's body was exactly as it had been before, except that a few minor injuries and ailments from growing up had healed.

As far as Evan could sense, Morales was as ordinary as anyone could be.

Evan sighed inwardly. Figures. A small fry like me still can't sense a Transcender!

Once he was sure nothing was wrong with Morales, Evan smiled. "Maybe your parents are trusting you more, and that's given you confidence!"

"There's nothing wrong with your body, and you're not cursed. You're in excellent health!"

Morales breathed a sigh of relief, then said with a hint of pride, "That's true!"

"I've been helping out at a nearby clinic during the break, and I've learned a lot!"

"And after what happened to Adolf's family, I can tell my parents aren't nearly as strict with me as they used to be."

"They're worried something might happen to me too."

Morales laughed. "It's not like I'm as rebellious as Miss Adolf."

"I've always thought the path my parents laid out for me was pretty good!"

Seeing Morales in such good spirits, Evan smiled and nodded. "Glad to hear it!"

After saying goodbye to Morales, Evan took the streetcar to