"I owe you a life. You must not die because of me," Therius whispered.

His body quivered slightly as he pressed his right hand against Xion's chest and channeled healing energy.

Even Xion didn't know this, but Therius had the fourth power that he never told anyone about.

He was also a sanomancer. He had the ability to heal. This was actually the first power he acquired and he had been keeping it a secret ever since.

Being a sanomancer, Therius could see when someone got sick. He would also be able to heal that person. He never told anyone this because he didn't want to be forced to heal the people he didn't want to heal.

Sanomancers were blessed with healing power, but they were often bullied and forced to heal people at the expense of losing their own energy, and sometimes their own life. Therius would never let anyone use him like that.

Had King Cassius known that Prince Licht was a sanomancer, the young prince would have been forced to heal his uncle Prince Darius on his deathbed. If that happened, then Prince Licht would have never been the crown prince he was today.

If Emma knew Therius was a sanomancer, her request for winning their race at the Daneria waterfall yesterday must have been for Therius to heal Haoran. Therius could accept Emma demanding him to give in to her in their fight, five years from now. But not to heal Haoran.

He did not want to be forced to heal his enemy. If he healed Haoran, he would never have the chance to win Emma's heart.

***

Meanwhile, Emma ran outside to welcome The Coralia. She was very relieved to see that the damage to the ship was not too severe, and all the crew seemed fine. They were a bit shocked but nothing worse.

She immediately entered The Coralia and looked for Natan at his clinic. She was really happy that Natan and Haoran were safe. Her chest had never been so light.

"Doctor Salas ... everyone is safe now!" exclaimed Emma happily when she saw Natan at the clinic. The man's face was also filled with relief and happiness.

"Yes, unexpectedly, General Moria was already heading this way and managed to arrive in time to prevent the massacre ... We must thank Prince Licht for this," Natan chirped.

"Hmm ..." Emma thought back to Therius and the mystery of why he had hidden his plan to involve General Moria. She was determined to find Therius and ask him what actually happened.

If Therius knew that help was coming, why did he let Emma feel sad and frustrated when she had to choose between leaving Haoran on The Coralia or taking his body with her to the base?

"Miss, do you want to see your friend?" asked Natan.

Emma nodded. "Yes."

"Then I'll leave you for privacy."

Natan respectfully exited his clinic and closed the door behind him. Emma walked into Haoran's ward and sat beside his treatment capsule.

Ahh .. she felt very grateful to have made the right decision by letting Haoran stay at The Coralia. As long as Haoran was alive and he was still breathing, Emma still believed that one day her husband would wake up.

Didn't her mother once mention that Kaoshin's best friend named Leon had the ability to heal? Once they arrived in Akkadia, Emma would immediately look for this Leon guy and ask him to heal Haoran.

Emma pressed her palms over the capsule's transparent cover. She tried to imagine that she was touching her husband's hands.

"Haoran ... you will recover, and we will be together again," she whispered, her tears welling up. "I will find Leon and ask him to heal you, no matter what it takes."

***

Xion opened his eyes and found Therius sitting beside his capsule. The prince was obviously daydreaming.

"Hey .... how long did I sleep?" Xion asked in amazement. He felt refreshed, and the pain in his chest didn't bother him that much. He looked at Therius closely. "What happened to The Coralia? Did General Moria arrive on time?"

Therius turned and nodded. "You did it. General Moria arrived at the perfect time."

Xion breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh .. thank goodness. I spent so much energy going back in time and telling you what happened. You immediately sent a messenger ship to General Moria and asked for his help. I can't imagine if he didn't arrive on time ..."

Therius nodded. "Me neither. Thank you, Xion."

"Hey ... I'm doing this for myself too, by the way. I don't want to die young, okay..." said Xion with a laugh. He then sat on the mattress and examined his body. "Hmm ... I thought Heron's attacks hurt me quite badly. It turns out I feel fine."

"You're just tired," said Therius. "You better rest. I'm going to see General Moria. They must have landed by now."

"Hmm ..." Xion nodded. He stretched his body and lay back down. "Yes, all the tension today is making me very tired. I'm going to sleep again."

Therius tapped Xion's hand and then walked out.

***

"Hey!"

"Gosh... You startled me!" Emma jumped in surprise at Xion's sudden greeting. She furrowed her brows when she saw the young man looked fine. "Are you all right? I saw you get injured. I thought you were almost dead."

Xion shrugged. "It's nothing. I'm not that weak, okay. I'm as strong as a bull."

"Oh ... thank God. I'm glad you're okay." Emma, ??who felt very moved, immediately hugged Xion. She then slapped the young man on the shoulder several times. "Where did you go? How could you run away and left me alone! What kind of master are you? I'm lucky that I survive the villainess' attacks!!"

Xion laughed. "Sorry .. I had something urgent to do. I already told you that. What's important is I came on time, right? Everything is fine now."

Emma nodded. She heaved a sigh of relief. "I didn't know Therius was hiding that information from us. He already knew his bastard cousin was going to attack us in Daneria, so he sent a request for help to General Moria. I was distraught. How could he do that to me!"

Xion bobbed his head and smirked mischievously. "Yes! How could he do that to you?!! Let's go find and hit him."

Xion pulled Emma's hand out of the clinic cheerfully. The girl quickly followed him. She really wanted to spank Therius for making her worried to death.