บท 101: ARTHUR WOKE UP

"…Never thought there would be a day, you would sleep like a dead animal," the leader of the desert tribe scoffed.

The elderly woman slapped her husband on his shoulder. "He slept because he was tired. He didn't wake up because he believed we would protect him. Why are you being so heartless?" She reprimanded him. 

The old man didn't back down either. "I just told the truth. Why are you supporting him? You have already spoiled him too much."

"What did you say?" His wife put her arms on her waist. She was ready to fight.

As the old couple bickered, their foster child stayed silent.

"…" Arthur was dumbfounded and so he couldn't speak. He was in a daze. 'I was healed completely. Why did it take me so long to wake up?' He wondered. He finished his meal absentmindedly. 

The elderly woman noticed that his bowl was empty and said, "Oh, you finished your meal already. Do you want more?"