"Lith's treatment removed the Upyr side, but your body couldn't evolve until it recovered from the scars left by the procedure. Once Val healed them, nature ran its course." Baba Yaga said.
"Thank the gods!" After ensuring that Erkin was fine, Althika sighed in relief. "I was afraid I would have remained stuck as a Dryad for the rest of my life as penance for my stupidity."
"Don't thank us, child." Tyris said, making everyone flinch when they heard her voice and finally noticed she had joined them. "We did nothing. Your condition was beyond us. It's Lith and my little Val you have to thank."
"Thank you, Lith." The Titania beamed with joy. "Thank you… Val?"
The baby boy was deep asleep, clinging to Lith with all his strength.
"I'll thank him on your behalf when he wakes up." Lith was as surprised as anyone else, but he didn't miss that there was something off with the Guardians.
