And he handed Nikto a piece of paper with notes.
Arel squeezed his temples in his hands.
“So, Lis, it was not a comedy?”
“It looks like not,” said Lis seriously.
“Well, so much the worse for him!” Arel got angry.
“And I wanted to ride him on a horse,” Karina said suddenly, and since everyone looked at her as if she were a fool, she fell silent in embarrassment.
“Lis, come to me,” Nikto called. “I want to see how your tongue heals. You started talking quickly. Maybe it's time to get the threads out.”
Lis obediently approached him and opened his mouth.
“I'll take them off in a few days,” Nikto examined his tongue. “And talk less, it's too early, it starts to bleed. Be patient, talkative Lis.”
Lis said nothing dejectedly.
“I want to know what happened in the prison,” Arel said. “Karina, tell me everything. How did you escape?”
Later, Arel and Nikto remained alone in the room.
“It was just the only way to get her to save me. Otherwise she would not have done it!” Nikto explained Karina's rather emotional story, where she outlined in detail their chaotic escape.
“Well, yes, she is kind and saved a person!” Arel grinned. “Weren't you afraid to leave like this and leave the human alone?”
“No, I was not afraid. After all, I am he. This is part of me. From which I have nowhere to get away!”
“He got on your nerves a lot, didn't he?”
“I use his soul, I am here thanks to his soul, to the fact that he is alive.”
“And to the fact that he resists?”
“Well, no, the fact that he resists is bad, this is with what he gets me.”
“It seemed so simple when the witch brought his little body for you, right?”
“Although… Maybe it's better this way, he used to resist very much and cripple himself, but now he doesn't. We have learned to somehow coexist, and, I confess, sometimes… he takes over. But I'm no longer angry, it gives me humanity. It is easier for me in this world from its emotional impulses and throwings. I am almost human and thanks to him I have feelings, and people understand and accept me better. So… what seemed like a hindrance and a mistake before, has become an irreplaceable help in the end. Anyway, I do what I want!” Nikto smiled. “Only with feeling. As a man!”
“And… did he start loving me?” Arel asked in a trembling voice.
“I chose you,” Nikto answered. “And he… fell in love. He loved you all. And through him I too.”