**Nero**
I have mixed emotions flowing through me. My energy has returned to full strength, the infection in my wounds has healed, and the stitches came out yesterday. By all accounts, I should be happy I am being released from the infirmary today. No longer needing medical attention, I found myself relieved and anxious at the same time. I was looking forward to better food and getting back to work with the group, anxious to allow everyone to see me for the first time since the incident at Melody's. Besides the Doctor, Nurses and Melody, no one had seen my face, not even myself. I couldn't bear to look in the mirror after they took the bandages off. I even covered the mirror in the bathroom with an extra pillowcase.
Melody kept telling me that it wasn't as bad as my ima
