Before the day ended, during the high afternoon, Taiwo came to visit him after learning he was "sick"—the story they told everyone else. She arrived and just watched him flatly without saying anything for a long time before she asked, "Will you get better?"
Atrox was baffled before he understood her. In the Borderland, a lot of people died from "sickness," so he nodded solemnly and assured her he would survive.
It didn't take long for her to leave after she glanced at Tiber and Slya, telling them she'd cover for them.
Closer to evening, his headache had eased enough for him to leave the Nyxori building and head into the mine. He ignored Tiber and Slya's warnings about overtaxing himself. He meant what he said to Arvas about not being dead weight.
