After Val had been examined by a priest and we ascertained that he was not in any danger, I finally felt at ease enough to go home. After putting away the book I had chanced upon, when I saw Doris, a night of intimacy with her was, of course, unavoidable.
The next time I meditated, something amazing happened. My vitality had suddenly increased. Rather than mana, it was raw, physical strength that I saw a spike in, just like when I was working at Old Jeff’s, but that raised my mana, and this raised my strength.
I was confused at how this came to be. Even though it was a good change, at the very least, I had to know what caused it, right? After much thought, I narrowed the possibilities down to one. It might have something to do with that strange state I was in when I saw Val getting stabb
