The dungeon was filled with light. In the middle of the room was a bed, Francis laid on the bed with his eyes closed. Francis's body was wrapped in an enchanted blanket that was protecting him. Annak had spelled the blanket so that it keeps Francis alive and shields him from Ander. The blanket made him invincible from his bane and gave the illusion that Francis was no more.
Alexander sat on the bed next to his beloved, he felt so helpless. He just wanted to hold his hand and comfort him but he couldn't remove the blanket from him and risk alerting his son of Francis's whereabouts. Not when his son was able to wound Francis from inside his mother's womb.
He was just too powerful that Alexander couldn't take any chances. He had an inbuilt library inside the dungeon with books on how to restore broken souls. He had Annak try out all the methods that he had found on Francis but so far none of them worked.