[Archons, isn't Aether a sight for sore eyes. He limps up to him, managing a smile despite how tired and worried he is. Ajax looks exactly how Aether describes him, looking like he'd be beaten within an inch of his life. But for now, he's far more concerned with Lumine.]

Thanks, I feel like it, haha. You're not looking too well yourself.

[He gives a friendly jab, trying to keep it lighthearted, but he knows he can't for long.]

Tell me, how is she doing? Are they pumping her stomach? We have to make sure they keep those crystals, or she may still not get better. It'll only stop her from dying.

[The serious tone of his words scares even himself when he says them. He can't imagine Lumine staying weak like that. It's as if those crystals were taking more than just her powers, and he worries now that if it were sucking her life essence, she may not get that back. And what if it was absorbing the other Lumine, too? His heart drops when he considers it.]

Can we get back there?