".....see, that's the thing." Hal responded.

"It wasn't just me. It took the power of TWO djinns. The other being an old friend of mine, Haillie." he told her.

"The idea came to us to have her help us in helping you, as she had previously helped us with a VERY major issue." he explained. "But the big hurdle in THAT plan was that she was under the command of Vanessa Encrae." he sighed.

"So we needed to be rid of her to free Haillie from her command." he went on. "A task that is easier said than done." he mumbled further.

"Which is where Zeke came in. He... well... the best way to put it, is that he removed Vanessa from the equation. From life... from... everything. He's... essentially erased her from existence." he continued. "I don't know how, exactly, he did it, but he managed to get ahold of, and use, the Blade of Azrael." he then revealed.

"But... it seems the usage of that blade comes with hefty consequences, depending on one's mindstate when they use it. Zeke... fueled by wanting to help those that had suffered at Vanessa's hands... you and Liv, prominently... used it on her, so it seems he got away with a lesser punishment." he told her.

"...in this case, that's severe nerve pain all over his body, to the point where he's practically paralysed." he concluded, before taking a small breath.

"And that was a mouthful. Sorry about the long-winded explanation, but I felt you deserved a more complete picture."

"Ah, no." Hal responded.

"I've said all you needed to hear." he told her, before pausing.

"Wait." he then said.

"Liv is in dorm A-4." he informed her.

"Whether you see her before Zeke, or after, is entirely up to you, but I DO suggest you see her ASAP." he went on.

"The poor girl's broken up something bad." he said further, his voice quiet.

"...she'll be so happy to see she has her mother back." he then told her. "Or, well, she's starting to get her back, anyway." he clarified.

"Just one more thing before you go." he then said.

"...welcome back, Agent Edwards."

After a few minutes of her running her hands over his back, Zeke began to stir.

"....ngh..." he mumbled.

"Urrrgh..." he groaned.

"Guess I can only sleep through the pain for so long." he muttered further, before pausing.

"Wait... I'm on my front?" he mumbled. "What's this soothing feeling...?" he wondered further, before turning his head in Angela's direction.

"....eh?" he muttered, clearly confused.

"........." Zeke was silent as Angela told him all this.

"I...." he then said, before stopping, sighing, and relaxing his head.

He then did as she said, and tried to send the mana along to where it would do the most good. He could tell that her mana wouldn't fix his issue by any stretch of the imagination, but he could tell that he would still be able to MOVE, at least.

"....Angela..." he then said quietly.

"How much...? I mean..." he then stammered, tripping over his words a little.

"It is... really REALLY you?" he asked her.

"It did." Zeke replied.

"I feel like I can actually MOVE." he told her.

He then sighed, and rolled over onto his back.

"Yep." he said.

"Already, being able to do that is a MASSIVE improvement." he confirmed.

"...so you're getting your memory back?" he then asked her.

"....yeah." Zeke replied.

"I suppose so." he said.

"Well, thank you." he told her.

"Already I feel SO much better." he went on.

"Like I said, it feels like I can actually MOVE again." he continued.

"Which is a massive improvement."

Zeke nodded.

"Go on." he told her.

"...she needs you." he said.

"And she'll be happy to see you again." he went on.

He then sighed, and relaxed a little.

"...means this was all worth it."

Zeke watched her go, and bit his lip some.

"That... will be hard to do." he mumbled.

"Seeing as I'm not so sure, myself." he added, laughing a little.

He then just sighed and closed his eyes, enjoying the brief and slight reprieve he had.

It seems that Angela was starting to return, and while he was unsure as to HOW, he was just happy she was.