ALT qifrey sits next to a sleeping olruggio, his knees tucked to his chest, arms crossed, looking down at olruggio. his thoughts begin, "it is not as though this is a counterclock spell. you don't return to that small body, a child scared but persistent to save me. at your core, you are you; a kind witch willing to extend a generous hand to anyone in need... and my one and only best friend. but i know miracles are not permanent. at least, not the kind granted by magic." a close up of olruggio's face can be seen in the final panel, the border created by the flow of qifrey's cape.
ALT a close up of qifrey's right eye area. "someday, this will end too." and then the growth of the leaves, sprouting. qifrey leans over olruggio, the leaves falling from his face, and a fistful of his cape's fabric in hand, he says to olruggio, "this, i know it to be true. i love you... and you feel the same."
ALT the same pose as described previously but from a more angled back view. qifrey continues, "that is not caused by magic. keep giving me your forgiveness so i know i've not driven you away. when it all eventually comes to an end... even if... it may be terribly cruel to you... i want you to be by my side. would you really grant me that... olly?" a close up of olruggio's face, qifrey's leaves fallen onto him. this concludes qifrey's thoughts.
