The woman wept softly as she cradled her husband's newly revitalized face in her hands, her voice thick with emotion. "Thank you, thank you so much," she whispered, her words barely able to capture the relief flooding through her.
Her husband, looking far less gaunt, gently held her hand as he smiled.
Lassim stood up from where he had been kneeling, dispersing the last faint glow of water mana from his hands.
There was a satisfaction in his chest, knowing that his [Lifestream] technique was more powerful than expected.
Mareen, still beside him, watched the couple with a soft smile. "You're a quick learner once given actual directions, Lassim," she said, her tone light, though there was a trace of envy in her voice. "I've never seen any healing technique work this quick before. It's impressive."