[Rinrou]

"Hmm..." the woman mused as she walked over to the sink and began to clean up, "You want something to eat? Good food fills up emptiness."

Laurel nodded slowly, eyes dropping to stare at the keyboard as a minute passed by slowly. "Yue said they're going to take me to him. They're taking him out of the country now so..." she paused, swallowing. "Nic, once he wakes... I can't leave him. He... he... has to have me by his side or he'll-" she stopped, falling into silence for another long moment, "I..." she looked back at Nic, expression torn, "don't know when I'll be coming back." she whispered as the pain of that thought crept into her voice.