Two days and three nights had passed since Kyle was found unconscious on the riverside. But Melissa and Drey still weren't able to figure out where he was, however they knew he was alive. Deiamos opted for them to wait on his return, believing in the fact that he didn't want to be found.
They would've found him already if that was the case. And given their current situation, they agreed that it would be best if they waited.
The first night, Kyle was found by a little girl who pulled him out of the river before leaving him to get some help from her father. He came hurrying thinking- it was a kid from their own village.
Instead he found an unconscious boy, who was clearly not from this village- Kyle. The little girl was still eager to help him so the father carried him to their home.
Their home seemed to be made of stone, the stone was clearly old but it had no fractures or streaks, it was smooth, hard. But there was red grass growing over the outer walls of their house as if soil was spreaded all around- there was a tree that recently started budding but it was tall and extravagant.
The man carried Kyle into their house, trying to convince his wife to let him stay until he at least woke up, considering his current appearance (tattered clothes, and scratches all over his body) she couldn't turn him away.
The man removed all of Kyle's clothes besides his underwear and had blood filling up a tub, in one of the rooms. The coupled allowed Kyle to rest of the night, checking on him constantly until, the suns finally risen. They decided to go to sleep themselves to gain more energy for tomorrow.
The next night, Kyle was still unconscious but they continued to check on him often, especially the mother as she was more adverse in this type of situation than her husband.
"Reisun, I think he suffered more internal damages than we originally thought. His breathing- even if he's unconscious is abnormal. That's weird. his heart pattern is erratic fast like he's experiencing some sort of nightmare." The woman said as she put listened to his breathing.
"Good night Brieola, what does that mean?" Reisun asked as he walked into the room while scratching his head, it was clear that he only just woke up.
"It means he didn't drown, he passed out from starvation which explains why he's so thin. He was lured to the river and was forced into a temporary hibernation state so his body could build muscle and store energy."
"You figured all of that out from listening to his breathing, you've really improved since the first time you started" Reisun said before yawning as he leaned on the wall.
"Th-Thanks.. Well, I had to feel for his pulse and heart so It's only a guess…" Brieola said as she turned away from him while blushing.
"So how do we deal with the internal damages?" Reisun asked as the little girl walked up to him, rubbing her eyes. She was only the same height as his knee.
"Good Morning, Reiola." Brieola said with a bright smile on her face.
"Goood- Morniiiiing." Reiola said cheerfully as she tugged on his hands.
Grabbing his attention, he saw her pointing at Kyle. "That boy is going to be okay, you did good getting one of us when you found him, he's safe now thanks to you." Reisun said as he patted her head gently.
"And since you found him, he's also your patient. Do you wanna help me administer his treatment?" Brieola asked as she held both of her hands out.
Reiola excitedly ran to her mothers arms, ready to finally assist her mother.
"While you're standing there, can you bring me a small bucket of the river's blood?" She asked. "Since his body is in a temporary hibernation state, his body isn't strong enough to consistently swallow and digest the thickness of the blood.." Brieola explained as she held Reiola.
"Yes, ma'am." Reisun said as he got off of the wall and left to get some more blood for Kyle.
They Kept this routine up for the rest of the night, giving him a few milliliters of blood every other hour.
While also pouring blood on the crown of his head, as they were sure if he sustained any head damage.
The night ended smoothly for all of them, it was going on to the third night, his body clearly gained a few pounds during this treatment. He looked more like a skinny boy, instead of a malnourished one.
The treatment carried on as the previous nights, but with the addition of this newly gained weight was his improved appearance taking on the features of the royal family. Although it was a slight, they could tell Kyle was not just a foreign villager.
"His hair is pure white like the moon and it's glistening like a star." Brieola said as she looked at looked at his hair closely.
"His eyes are as red as the river as well…" Reisun inspected his eyes closely, before something caught his eyes. "Who could this possibly stand for?" He touched Kyle's Captain mark.
"I've never seen an Emblem like this before. None of the other villages have anything like it." Brieola said as she looked closely.
"Bring me the Book of birth. I believe I seen something similar in there." Reisun said as if he was analyzing every detail of the mark.
"I need you to watch his pulse, his pattern started calming. Make sure it doesn't stop." Brieola said as she' stood up and walked out of the room.
"What should I do if his heart stops beating?" Reisun asked as he struggled find Kyle's heartbeat.
"Don't let it stop." Brieola said with her tone slightly raised as she walked up the stairs.
"Okay… I must be a miracle worker." Reisun said as he continued to examine Kyle's mark.
Reisun was confused by Kyle's marking. Although he couldn't recognize it but the mark was a large jaw with sharp fangs similar to that of a vampire. The jaw was bitting onto a circular symbol with two collars, it was the omega symbol, the letters of ANM was in the heart of it.
"I hope you aren't a child from the lands of the forsaken." Reisun said as he checked Kyle's eyes again.
"I doubt it. No one has tried to enter or exit the gate ever since the Queen came into power." Brieola said as she came back into the room with a red book in her hands.
"That's was almost half a milenia ago, and we weren't born back then so we have no accurate way of identifying them." Reisun said as he stood up.
"Your being paranoid, this is clearly just a lost child." Brieola said as she handed him the book.
"Hopefully your right." Reisun said as he opened the book and started flipping through multiple pages as he started to pace around the room.
"I am. " Brieola said as she crouched down to Kyle and grabbed the cup that was left on the side of the tub. She gave him another small serving of blood but as she poured it down his mouth, he swallowed it.
Brieola jumped back in surprise. "He's out of the slumber." She put some more blood in the cup, this time putting a little more in it since his muscles were finally awake.
"Great!…" Reisun said, although he seemed to be more focused on the book. "Ahh I found it." He walked towards Brieola with the page opened.
They started looking at every emblem that was on the page, trying to match it with Kyle's mark but they were not successful even after observing every detail. His mark was peculiar, made with letters and symbols that were odd and unfamiliar to them.
So instead of using his mark to identify him , they decided it'd be best to look at the features to at least get a hint of any background. So Reisun began flipping pages again until he found it.
Closely reading the pages to make the right match they took their eyes off of Kyle.
As they did, his eyes slowly opened. His ear picked up the muffled voices of Reisun and Brieola which became much clearer as he woke up.
Because of his blurry vision when he first opened his eyes, he mistook the couple for Melissa and Drey. But the air smelled different, he wasn't completely convinced and was right to not believe that as his eyes finally cleared.
"He's awake, perfect timing as well." Reisun said as he looked at Kyle.
"What?- Oh!" Brieola said in surprised as she turned around.
"…" There was an awkward silence as the couple looked at Kyle.
He finally noticed the tub of blood he was in.
Kyle stood up quickly, face plastered in shock as he felt the blood drip down his body. He got out of the tub in a panic.
"Calm yourself, this is blood from the river." Reisun said as he put both of his hands on Kyle's shoulders.
As Kyle felt Reisun's warm hands, his mind felt as if it was finally put back in tune with his body. "Right." Kyle said as the bouncing of his chest gradually slowed.
"Give him the towels so he can dry himself and put some clothes on." Brieola said as she was left with the book.
"Clothes?" Kyle thought to himself as he looked down. "I must've regained some of the body mass I loss during cell time." He said before a towel was placed on his head and another around his shoulders.
"I'll bring some clothes for you." Reisun said before Kyle heard the door clothes.
He could overhear them, talking about how suddenly he woke up with no signs. Unlike any of her other patients. "They were giving me treatments… For what?" Kyle thought as he dried himself off.
"The scars are still there but they don't hurt anymore, the blood must've healed wounds on my body. How long was I out for?" Kyle thought as he used one of the towels to dry his hair. "I must be outside of the Kingdom, according to Deiamos nobody's supposed to be in the kingdom so this must be deep in the countryside." Kyle thought as he used the other towel to dry his body.
*Cl-Ick* "We don't really have many clothes for boys besides my old ones. I brought multiple for you to choose from." Reisun said as put a small stack of clothes on the chair near the tub.
"Thank you." Kyle said as he moved the towel out of his face. "I have a few questions." He said.
"So do I, you can go first." Reisun said as he stopped walking towards the door.
"Where am I and how did I get here?" Kyle asked.
"My daughter found you drifting down the river and saved you. And as for the first one, we are in Eliana's Mountian rang, the Village of Blüt." Reisun said. "Where are you from?" He asked.
"The Kingdom." Kyle said but those words seemed to have left a sizable impression on Reisun, considering the active order for vampires to stay away from the Kingdom. Reisun clearly developed suspicions over Kyle's answer.