Garen winced for Alionna, so caught up in the moment, he had forgotten about her curse. One that made her destined to live on the edge of agony. He regretted hugging her without at least a warning but she probably understood. It was just good to see a friendly face that hadn't been killed or joined Sven in his conquest. 

Next, he felt her light magic course through him, renewing his energy levels and healing his wounds. He instantly felt ten years younger, besides the small headache at the back of his mind. He stood up straighter and stretched his arms out. [color=green]"Thank you my dear, I really needed that. Who knew that wounds took so long to heal without magic?"[/color] he scoffed.

[color=green]"I suppose I have a lot to tell you. Things happened so quickly during the final days. It feels so long ago, but to think it was just a month.."[/color] He paused, returning her gaze with a soft smile before letting it drift into his natural stoic look, [color=green]"Many of our friends did die that day but I should have known you weren't among them. You were always the strongest of us, besides... besides Sven. I was one of the lucky ones to teleport out in time. It was awful, the look in his eyes was something I hadn't seen before... or it was something I chose to ignore."[/color]

The ranger sighed, [color=green]"Even with the Demon Lord's death, Remus is still alive. Well, in a sense. Do you see the brunette human over by the statue? She is a vassal for his spirit to reside in. Hard to believe I know, but I heard his voice through her. Supposedly they both wanted people to show up at this town to preform some sort of ritual on the statue. Remus said along time ago cultists use to worship it and were given power in return for sacrifices. The people and demons here have decided to put aside their differences for the greater good of the world and see if its true. At the rate that Sven is going, we've been told his magic has the potential to wipe out everything, even the underworld."[/color]

He stopped talking for a moment, letting the information sink in before finishing. [color=green]"Us 'moral' folk, or so we've been called have been reluctant to use this source of magic but some of us have come to the agreement that if the demons are going to use it, then we must as well. In no way am I going to let another tyrant rule over the world, especially a demon one. Now that you're here, perhaps you could shed some light on what this statue actually does?"[/color]

He looked at Ali again, noticing the imperfection of her scar. It wasn't looking so good. Garen stammered, [color=green]"I-I didn't mean to hug you. Well I did, but I forgot about your... problem. How's it doing? Do you need anything?"[/color]