Liam and Chrises didn't leave the store until the sky outside had already darkened and the street lanterns across Velaris' capital were glowing with steady golden light.
Before they left, Liam handed Chrises a Lucid of her own. She accepted it with both hands, her expression still carrying that dazed look she had worn the entire afternoon.
"With this, you can speak to me even when I'm not here," Liam said. "And Lucy. If you need help or guidance at any time, she'll answer you."
Chrises nodded slowly, as if her mind was still floating somewhere between the old world she knew and the new world that had been forced into her today. Liam could tell she wasn't fully recovered yet, but that was expected. A normal person couldn't adjust to what she saw in a single day. Heck, from his point of view, she was taking it better than he would had expected her to.
