human
Bean:  "Now, bring back my wife—bring back your mother! If you can do that, I’ll give you back your mistress. This is the deal I offer you as your equal, as a man!" Bean thrust the book into Ferris’s chest.
gpt
Ferris:  The cat-boy took hold of it unsteadily. The cover was blotted with dried blood, and it felt heavy, as though it had absorbed the souls of the dead.
human
Ferris:  The Sacrament of the Immortal King, a ritual with the power to resurrect the dead. Healer that he was, it would be untrue to say Ferris had no interest in such things. But whatever he may have felt as a healer, his sanity and basic humanity revolted against the idea. But if he didn’t look at the book and perform the spell, Crusch’s life might be in danger. And the woman lying in front of him—he had no more familial feeling for her than he did for Bean, but it was still the corpse of his mother, and that was not entirely lost on him. At least, if there really was a spell that could bring her back, he wanted to do it.
gpt
Ferris:  "—" Ferris swallowed. He decided to put off the decision; instead, he turned the pages of the spell book. Some passages were obscure, and several pages were covered with fingerprints. Handling everything as carefully as he could, Ferris pored over his family heirloom, trying to get the spell into his head. And then…
human
Ferris:  "...Should I go ahead and use the sacrament on this woman as soon as I can?" He deliberately avoided using the word mother, talking about her as though she were a stranger in order to maintain his equilibrium.
gpt
Bean:  "Yes, yes!" He nodded enthusiastically. "That’s right, as soon as you can. Bring back my wife. And then the three of us can share a joyous reunion as a family!"
human
Ferris:  Ferris didn’t respond to this but walked closer to the body on the bed. He reached out to the woman, who looked just as if she were sleeping, and let mana run into the lifeless body. "When did she die? It looks like she’s been here a while."
gpt
Bean:  "More than two years ago. I’ve been periodically using magic to prevent the body’s decay… The smell is the only thing I haven’t been able to do anything about. But if you can bring her back, then there’s no problem. She’s not like the other corpses around here with their rotting flesh. The body itself is exactly as it was when she died."
human
Ferris:  Two years ago. That would have been the year of the birthday celebration for Crusch that Ferris remembered so vividly. That year had been a turning point for him, and apparently it had been for his parents, as well. He let his mana run through every inch of the body, and found that Bean had been telling the truth.