After helping Karissa sanitize her wound, Felix then cleaned the mess she created inside her room. Not for once did he bring up the topic to question her about what she had been doing, but noticing a book resting on the floor, he realized Karissa had been doing some kind of ritual.
The words he read on them were unfamiliar, something he couldn't understand, yet he kept his doubt to himself and cleared everything around.
Karissa remained tongue-tied, silently observing Felix and just when he came to sit by her side on the bed, she heard him say.
"Do you want to eat anything. I can get it for you from the market" Felix asked, concerned that she might have skipped her meal for the work she was busy doing.
When Karissa didn't say a word, Felix got up to leave when she grabbed his wrist, and he turned back to look at her.