Prudent

Edward opened his weary eyes and found himself lying down under the cool shade of a tree. The sunlight passed through the gaps between the leaves and cascaded down on his face.

"Ugh, where the hell am I?" Pain assaulted his body and the scene of what transpired before he passed out slowly flooded his mind.

He hurriedly sat up and looked around in alarm. "Adam!"

Recalling the scene where his close friend was standing before him facing off against the Magi, Edward started to panic, wondering if Adam was alright.

"Edward, you're finally awake~" A cheerful and sweet voice called out to the youth.

Edward turned his head to the side and saw Atiel sitting on the ground beside him, looking at him with a faint smile.

"Atiel, when did you get here?"

"About an hour back," she replied, "more importantly, how are you feeling?"