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"I've only been gone for a little while, yet it seems like you want to bawl your eyes out," Orion said, stretching his hand to draw back Crystalia's hair bangs covering her face.

When Crystalia felt someone sitting on the side of her bed, her body immediately became tense. 

However, when she heard Orion's voice, her eyes instantly snapped open, and she stared at Orion wide-eyed.

"ORION!" Crystalia cried out and instantly jumped up, wrapping her arms around Orion as she buried her face into his neck. 

"...Sniff… We haven't yet found any way to remove the artefact… sniff… from my father's neck… he's dying… Orion, please help me.… save him," Crystalia said with a shaking voice as she continued to weep continuously.

Orion stroked her back gently as he held her firmly in his arms. 

"It's okay, I'm here now, Crystalia. Why don't you rest for a bit?" Orion whispered in her ears.