Ashley watched her go, and sighed.

He looked around the room, before staring at his own palms.

"I escaped..." he said.

"Thanks to... her..." he went on.

"But... I need to save him... them..." he said further.

".......what can I do, though...?"

Ashley accepted the bowl and utensils with a nod.

"It all looks good." he told her.

"Thank you." he said.

He then started to eat the berries. Slowly at first, but it quickly turned into him devouring the fruit, showing her that he had been, in fact, starving.

It wasn't very long, only about 5 minutes or so, before they were completely gone.

"Those were very sweet and tasty." he commented.

Ashley nodded in response.

"I do." he replied.

"Thank you." he said, before yawning... deeply.

"And no, no, that's all right." he said further.

"I... should consider finding a place to sleep for the night." he reasoned.

"Sleeping outside is fun until it gets dangerous."

Ashley's eyes widened a bit when she said that.

"R-really?" he asked.

"You'd really let me sleep in a bed?" he asked her.

"...uh.... yeah..." Reveka replied.

"Thank you!" Ashley exclaimed.

"Thank you so much, Miss Revina!" he said, mispronouncing her name again.

Ashley nodded.

"Yes." he replied.

"I'm... very tired." he said.

"And... sore." he said further, seeming to just realize it, now, himself.

It seemed that the adrenaline he'd been running off of had dried up, and everything was now catching up to him, as his body was starting to realize just how bad a shape it was in.

"I feel like I could sleep for... well... hours." he then commented.

Ashley followed her to the room, and smiled when he saw the bed. He made his way over to it, sat on it, and nodded.

"...so comfy." he said.

"I feel like I could... sleep right now..." he commented, sounding drowsier and drowsier.

His eyes then seemed to close on their own, and he fell back onto the bed.

He didn't so much 'fall asleep', as 'passed out'.

One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Ash was silent as she asked her question.

"Yeah." he then answered. "I did." he said.

"Better than... well... I can't even remember since when." he admitted.

"By the way..." he then said further.

"Can I ask you a question?" he asked her.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?

One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"It did." Ashley responded.

"I feel a lot better." he told her.

"Anyway, my question." he then said.

"When did you die?" he asked bluntly.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?

One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Ashley looked confused for a moment.

"Huh?" he asked.

"Well, for one, I don't sense any sort of body heat coming from you." he told her. "At all." he said further. "That's generally a good sign of death." he reasoned.

"And you told me." he then went on. "Last night." he said. "You said I look to be about the same age as you when YOU died." he finished, showing her that he had not, in fact, missed it when she said it.

In fact, he'd remembered every word of it, it seemed.

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?

One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Ashley was silent for a moment.

"Why would it not be?" he asked.

"My brother's died a lot." he told her.

"He's probably died a lot more since... um... well..." he then trailed off a lot, seeming to be filled with guilt for a moment.

"Anyway, yeah, my brother dies all the time."

Why can't I just be
The one
For once!?