"D-D-D-DARU!!"
"Y-You…you're…how are you…YOU'RE ALIVE?!"
The first one was the majority's intense reaction at suddenly having been dug out from the pits of despair and hurled within half a second to the brightest of tomorrows.
The second was Caleb's desperate attempt to form a coherent sentence despite his bewilderment.
There were so many questions in their minds, but more than that, they were sincerely glad and deeply relieved, to the point that some — like Aesyn — suddenly felt weak.
It wasn't only Caleb who was despairing, after all…
Daru felt a bit awkward being stared at with wide eyes and gaping mouths. Subconsciously scratching his chin, he answered:
"Well, yes. I am doing well, as you can see…how have you guys been… is the appropriate thing to ask, I guess?"
No one answered his questions, though, as the meeting shack erupted in a cacophony of incomprehensible words.
