But how long would that take? Umi was willing to hope not too long, for Ken's sake and her own peace of mind. But something inside her insisted somehow matters weren't as simple.

She shook her head as if to get rid of that nasty hunch and tried to smile.

"...But you have to work to get there, you know? And that means resting, getting stronger... eating, when you feel you'll be able to keep stuff down." Great, now she was playing doctor here. She sighed in silence. Not for the first time she wished Fuu's magic could cure illness and not just wounds. "I'll be helping you with whatever I can. But you know that, don't you."