A few hours later, the room was already much brighter with the afternoon light when the door opened again.
Ariel turned her face immediately, expecting to find Frieren or one of the staff members who had come by several times to check her condition since she woke up. Instead, she found a man she had never seen before entering the room alone.
Strax closed the door behind him and immediately noticed a rather obvious change.
The tail was gone.
In place of the long bluish tail covered in scales that had occupied practically the entire bed for the last three days, there were now two human legs beneath the sheets. Frieren had apparently already provided suitable clothes for her, because Ariel wore something simple and comfortable while sitting with her back supported against several pillows.
Strax looked at her feet for a few seconds.
Ariel followed his gaze and then looked back at him.
The two remained silent for a moment.
