ALT a monochrome comic. a feverish siffrin wakes up in his bed in the clocktower from a dream, a tear left in the corner of his right eye. he is not wearing his eyepatch. he sits up. isabeau's head is just barely visible in the corner of the panel. dialogue reads: narrative dream: (I know you must be lonely.) narrative dream: (I know you must miss us terribly) (But don't ever forget that we love you, starlight.) siffrin: (you don't know when you are) siffrin: (your head is pounding)

ALT siffrin stares at his hands, vision slightly blurred, before looking to the foot of his bed and seeing isabeau asleep against the it. dialogue reads: siffrin: (your hands won't stop shaking) siffrin: (you can't remember why you feel so weak) siffrin: (has isa spoken to you yet) siffrin: (did you wake up before he did)

ALT siffrin hesitantly reaches out to touch isabeau's head, only to be interrupted by odile entering the room, a wash basin and a rag braced at her hip. siffrin looks at her warmly. dialogue reads: odile: "Siffrin. I didn't realize you were awake." siffrin: (it's odile odile's here)

ALT odile steps over a snoring isabeau, a disgruntled expression on her face, before placing her hand on siffrin's forehead. he closes his eyes and leans into her palm. odile retracts her hand and sends him a worried expression. dialogue reads: odile: "Oh, he's awake. I was convinced he was a corpse for a moment." siffrin: (cool to the touch) odile: "...Seems you're still feverish."