Three hours later, William finally regained consciousness.
His overall presence had changed, which made Cathy smile.
"Do you remember me now?" Cathy asked in a teasing tone.
"Yes," William replied. "You are my emergency rations."
"How rude."
"But, isn't it the truth?"
Cathy snorted and pulled on William's cheeks, until the latter tapped her hands to tell her to stop.
"Cathy, I didn't expect that we would meet each other again in this manner," William said as he continued to lie down on her lap. "So, you're Hope."
"In the flesh." Cathy replied as she patted William's head.
"I believe you mentioned that you're going to ask for an advance payment for returning my memories."
"Mmm. I did say that. So, are you ready to give me my payment?"
"Okay." WIlliam nodded. "What do you want?"
"I want you to accompany me to a place."
"Where?"
"Midgard."
