The Awakening: Barclay, Ashton, Leon, Mr. Pheres, Ms. Hallowfen, and [GOOD TIME TO WRAP!]
In most cases. Oh that never sounded right but Cressida never saw this sort of thing face to face before. She read about it and discussed things of this nature with other witches. Usually in relation to conversations pertaining to spells of great complexity. Barclay looked like he was calming down a bit, but his next question came with a less confident answer involved.
"It was November. Early November and today's date is January the fourteenth. So not quite three months, and I think we're all grateful for that." Especially Ashton who would likely never leave Barclay's side ever again, though the two would have to at some point. Barclay's return brought relief in a lot of ways, but it also affected many. Those who knew Barclay and those who knew those who felt the impact of what happened.
She smiled softly, "For now, we'll let you have some time with Ashton. It looks like you'll be fine physically. Ashton—" she said, "—gently."