For a fortnight Lilith stayed by her beloved husband's bedside caring for him and praying to the great and true Living God to spare his life.
Rhonta had spent her time also praying, but her prayers weren't all taken up with requests for Boyce's recovery. Her prayers begged for forgiveness, for feeling close to a man such as Lloyd, and for feeling a deep personal loss with his death.
She prayed for guidance and strength to forget him and soon she only prayed for Boyce to heal and be as he was when he was at Gothal.
All of Pomperaque prayed, as did Gothal and the Northern United
Alignment.
Even Jessuum Benitar, atop his great mountain, kept himself from food and sleep for the fortnight, while he prayed to God that Boyce would recover from the wicked hardship that he had
experienced since his birth.
Then, one morning, Jessuum saw a great white dove glowing brightly as it emerged from the sun, and the beautiful bird was being ridden by a small boy.
The little boy on the dove circled Pomperaque three times and an array of trumpets were heard echoing throughout the land.
Jessuum sighed with relief and threw himself off of the mountain and turned himself into a dove. He circled the great dove, with the boy on its back, and he heard the boy call to him.
"Henceforth, all will be well!"