Each time he did it, it grew increasingly easy for Toz to feed the woman and the kid with the meat he and the cats got from the void beasts that attacked their island of trees. And soon enough, color began returning to their cheeks. Their faces were still hollow and gaunt, but at least they didn't seem to be deathly ill anymore.
Although the kid didn't show much of a change aside from getting a slightly healthier look on his face, the mother had started showing signs of waking up. Slight coughing and clearing her throat and more vivid facial expressions as if she was dreaming. The woman had also started shifting around and relaxing her grip on the boy in her arms.
