It was the next day, and Ashta, Bruce, and Cellic still hadn’t woken from their elemental-induced coma. Roman, Riah, and Ray walked to the dining hall and joined Gale, Liam, and Chantelle. After they had taken their seats, Chelsea and the two younger boys walked into the room and took their seats. It was lunchtime, and they were all ready to eat.
The servers put plates of food in front of the family, then left the room. Seemingly, Roman and Chelsea looked exhausted. They had spent the night in the Sanctuary Room, but they looked like they didn’t get much sleep.
“Riah?” asked Gale, and she looked at him in question.
“Yes?” she answered, and he cleared his throat.
“Do you three know how long this…er… process is going to take? When should we expect Ashta and the boys to wake up?” he asked
