“Don’t think I woulda been here for it, if you hadn’t,” Zelos mumbled, almost unconsciously. In retrospect, it was a pretty inappropriate thing for him to have said. Still, it was the truth. As much as Kailas and Varada had taken care of Zelos’s physical body, it was Malba who had really brought back his spirit. Without him? There’d only have been a shell.
Rather than leaving Malba with just a sad thought, Zelos figured it was better that he at least attempted to explain his thinking. “I may have found you, but,” he paused, and offered his friend a small, shaky smile. “You saved me, you know?”