[From a few feet away, the eye on the Rod glows, and Malik suddenly snaps back into consciousness.]
Ghh... [Ignoring Harriet entirely, he rolls over and pushes himself up onto his hands and knees. Having such a small fragment of a soul control his empty vessel of a body like this wasn't any easier the second time, but it was a necessity.
He lifts his head, spotting the Rod just a few feet away.
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Ghh... [Ignoring Harriet entirely, he rolls over and pushes himself up onto his hands and knees. Having such a small fragment of a soul control his empty vessel of a body like this wasn't any easier the second time, but it was a necessity.
He lifts his head, spotting the Rod just a few feet away.
...Okay, he's just got to get to that.]