Chapter 581 - 575. Not a Miracle
"Sir Jock and Miss Eleanor are..."
Cohen looked so horrified that he couldn’t quite finish his sentence, as if he couldn’t find the words to describe the situation. Zein and Bassena didn’t need more explanation to know it was bad, however, and they immediately moved to where they could hear the sound of commotion.
"What happened--"
Just like Cohen, Bassena couldn’t finish his question when he saw the two--or rather, when he saw Jock.
Holding Eleanor in one hand, his other hand was practically non-functional. And that was because half of his body had been burnt severely; his skin was either blackened or melted completely, revealing the cooked flesh underneath. His bone could be seen in his arm, and one of his legs was dragging without any, holding onto a piece of skin. Half of his face was burnt; singed hair melted into his skull.
Still, the half that was still solid never let go of Eleanor, who was wrapped in his protective coat. The support magician seemed to be out of it--not exactly unconscious, but not exactly there either. And even though many people had come to help them, Jock still refused to let her go and kept walking forward while dragging his tattered leg in a delirious state of mind.
It was a pitiful sight, but they couldn’t do anything unless they wanted to force the man and peel his fingers off Eleanor.
As everyone felt confused about what to do, Zein approached his former bodyguard and spoke in a soft, but firm tone. "It’s okay, we’ll take care of her now," he touched the hand that was gripping Eleanor tightly and made sure his voice was heard in the considerably still-healthy ear.
"Ah..." the man’s eyes flickered and as if the adrenaline finally left his body, his grip loosened and he collapsed to the people who had been ready to catch him. "...’nk you..."
"Where’s Shin?" Bassena asked right away when he couldn’t see his friend around.
"Chief Han is in the Castle, Sir," one of the healers replied while directing the espers to move Jock and Eleanor to the stretchers.