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Lian had found a charm in Cerdian's pocket when he died, along with a letter. In the letter, Cerdian explained that breaking the charm in her father's hospital room would help with him with his recovery, but he was a little fuzzy on the details.

Lian certainly wasn't going to turn down anything to help her dad. And she trusted Cerdian enough to know that it would work.

Lian stood in her father's room, one hand holding his, the other holding the charm that Cerdian gave her. She repeated the instructions that he gave her, hoping that it worked.

"Dad...if you can hear me, squeeze my hand. Just once."