Frostbound

"Now be careful. The muscles are still new and it will take a while to get used to again." Abigail lectured Gabriel who was gingerly trying to stand on his new legs.

The last healing session had just completed and she was giving him the final warnings about his regrown legs.

"We will have to do physical therapy for the next few weeks to get your range of motion and the muscles stimulated but it should be fine to walk on them now." She added.

The healers had worked for months to get his legs regrown and now it was finally done. I would have to do something nice for them because they worked tirelessly for countless days for this to happen.

They hadn't had a full mana pool in weeks, spending all of it trying to get Gabriel able to walk again. The mana headaches alone were worth a gift in return, not to mention the completion of the job.

My brother was giddy with excitement about his two new appendages but Abigail successfully calmed him down enough so that he didn't go galivanting off from his chair. While he had his legs back, they would take some getting used to.

I got to watch as he took his first hesitant steps out of his chair and the smile on his face was a breath of fresh air. Even though the visual progress of watching them regrow was hopeful enough, it was different to see them actually working.

"Now maybe you'll think twice about charging a monster that's stronger than you." Abigail chastised.

Gabriel didn't even acknowledge the comment as he was too busy walking around for the first time in months. While it was slow going at first, he was quickly getting the hang of it.

His pace sped up quickly until he tripped and fell over an exposed root.

"Careful," Abigail reached out and caught him, "You still need to get used to it."

They spent a while working through the different steps, but just being able to see him up and walking again felt good.