long road out to recovery

"It's alright. I...I'm just lucky that I have a way to get Remi's attention. I was alone, at first." Sam hugged himself, his mind immediately providing him with plenty of pictures of what could have happened if he had stayed alone. Would his fluid have even stained the floorboards? He was glad to see Jigano sit down, relax. Still though, with the topic at hand he kept hugging his knees, not wanting to look his friend in the eyes. "Not...just me. But...a lot of it was me." The admission was still painful to make, especially after he had professed his innocence for so long. "She came to me in a vision, not long after we went to the Spire. She told me that we had spread the Blight. Me, and Wessex, and any other Ascended who went to the woods..." Hands pushing through his hair and a heavy sigh displayed Sam's anxiety at speaking at any length about this. "She said that it was...worth it. That she was doing something important - and I mean...maybe...maybe it will be worth it. But it would need to be really good." Wessex's words rang in his ears, and he shook his head. "I can't tell you any more than that." Samuel He took a step but then felt tired He said, I'll rest a little while But when he tried to walk again He wasn't a child