"Should we go up?" Lucian asked.
It had been two hours since they left their room, and they still needed to get ready for their job.
"Let's go." Ayen stood up first, followed by Lucian. Their footsteps slowed as they exited the elevator on their floor.
"Do you think he's still there?" Lucian whispered.
"I don't know." Why was he being asked when they were together since earlier? Ayen shrugged at him, paused, and knocked at their door.
Although this was their room, he chose to knock politely. The two were a guide and an esper reuniting after a long time, having just completed a guiding session.
The door opened soon after, and Ayen was greeted by Nolan, who looked a little better. Of course, having a guiding session would not miraculously make a guide recover from guiding strain's effects.
He still looked thin and haggard, but the weakness he exuded seemed to have completely disappeared.
"You're back." He grinned, opening the door wider.
