Bab 77: 77: The collapsing ground [pt2]

'It hurts. Something is pressing against my ribcage and it's inconvenient to breathe.'

Elysia opened her eyes, only to feel something red drop into them. It burned her and turned the world into a shade of red.

"Y-You are alright, right?"

Adam's voice sounded right beside Elysia's right ear and his hand also cupped Elysia's face to rub the blood away.

'B-Blood? Oh god, Adam is hurt. What should I do now?'

The more Elysia came to her senses, the more she realized that the weight pressing down on her was not the rocks but Adam. 

The Crown prince had protected Elysia by putting his body in harm's way.

"W-We need to get the rocks off. You are bleeding and we need to do something about it. M-Medicine. I might have some medicine in my bag and -"

"Calm down Elysia. This much bleeding will not cause me to faint and my body will recover soon as well. I am just glad I was able to reach you in time. You would have been squished otherwise."