Encroaching Darkness

A crackling fire illuminated the cave John and Laia were within, while Kirii slept peacefully next to it, enjoying the warmth.

Laia's hands were placed on John's bare back, a bright green glow emanating from them as she healed his gruesome wounds. Some of the wounds were deep enough to see bone, but John acted as if the wounds didn't exist, and that there was no pain either. Laia couldn't help but wonder how much he had gone through in his short life to treat such injuries with such disregard, and be able to ignore that much pain.

Kirii's rambling had revealed some of what he had gone through, and each event was enough to cause Laia to shiver slightly as the pain that John must have felt. 

"All done," Laia said as she withdrew her hands and her healing power faded. 

John rolled his shoulders and stretched his limbs as she inspected his body, and a content smile appeared on his face as he watched Laia sit down next to him.