"Hm?" Ryker muttered.

"Odd. Normally he hates chatting." he said.

"Though... if the song becomes a real problem, let me know?" he asked.

"I... want to try and help, even though I'm not sure WHAT I can do..." he admitted, scratching the back of his head.

"Anyway, you okay?" he asked.

"You were really not good before he took over." he remembered.

"...." Ryker was silent for a moment, and then sighed.

"I see." he said.

"Do you have time to talk to me about it?" he asked.

"Admittedly, I can be a bit oblivious when it comes to my permanent roomie." he went on.

"How am I affecting others, and how can I change that?"

"......hm." Ryker muttered.

"I guess we're starting to meld." he said.

"Becoming more like one entity..." he went on.

"Well... I..." he then said further, before sighing and making his way towards Eke, giving him a hug.

"I'm sorry." he apologised.

"I'll be more careful to watch for that in the future."

".................." Ryker was just silent for a moment.

"Yeah." he said.

"Guess so." he muttered.

'...really don't feel like it, though.' he then thought.

He then just sighed, and shook his head, before leaving the room in silence.

The commotion had gotten Aly's attention, and she was in the crowd as well.

"Eke!?" she called up.

"Eke, are you all right!?" she called further.

She was extremely concerned right now, but she had a feeling that Eke wasn't doing this for attention, nor did she think Eke would do the unthinkable.

But she was still confused, and it worried her.

In the confusion and distraction, Aly ran off from the crowd and changed into her own dragon form, trying her best to follow Eke and see where he had gone.

She soared into the air and sniffed around a little, before heading in the general direction she detected his scent.

She was then gliding closer to the canopy of the forest, until she saw the clearing, and saw Eke's form on the ground.

"...." she was silent, before coming in for a landing, reverting to her human form as well.

"Eke...?" she asked, as she approached.

"......." Aly was silent, before she fell to her knees.

"....Eke..." she said quietly.

"Oh, no..." she whispered.

Her lips then quivered, as she fought back the tears that threatened to flow from her eyes.

"Eke, I think you gave in to the call..." she murmured.

Aly just looked at him, tears running down her cheeks.

"Eke, that's not like you." she said.

"You wouldn't do something like that." she went on.

"...the undead dragon was here." she then told him.

"It was hovering over you, Eke..."

Aly was stunned.

Stunned and shocked that Eke was acting this way.

It was like Eke had stopped... caring.

She couldn't even bring herself to say anything to him, and she wondered what he would be like back at home.

She made her way back to the house, and still felt like crying.

"...Eke, you look tired." she finally managed to choke out.

Immediately, Aly snapped out of the sadness she had been feeling.

"Eke!" she exclaimed, before rushing up towards him.

When she did, she grabbed her phone and dialled 911, asking for them to come to the house.

"I don't know where he is." she replied.

"But I'll try and contact him when we're on the way to the hospital." she told him as she held him close.

"Eke, please... please hold on..." she said further, sounding ready to cry again.