Kosuke thanked the stars when the Ranger found him. Immediately, he started checking for injuries. Kosuke opened his mouth to tell him he was okay, but still nothing came out. The boy snapped his mouth shut, his expression of relief turning back to one of horror just as the Ranger looked up to his face.<br/><br/>Of course, the expression was misinterpreted by the Ranger and he pulled back, raising his hands to show he wasn't trying to hurt the boy anymore. Kosuke knew it was safe now though. The Ranger's eyes were back to normal; they weren't solid black anymore.<br/><br/>The boy looked down to the seal on the back of the Ranger's hand. At the moment, it was a solid blue circle. Over time, the blue would fade away, as if trailing a clock hand. Once it was gone, the demon would be free to come back whenever it wished. And all the boy had to do to reset the spell was say "Reset" and drag the clock hand back around--! Horror struck the boy, again. If he couldn't speak... was there still a way to renew the spell when the time came?<br/><br/>Coming back to the present, the Ranger was still apologizing, a look of utter grief, guilt, and horror on his face. Kosuke managed to gather the willpower to put on a more consolidating expression and managed to shake his head slightly. Slowly, his strength was coming back and he tried to sit up.<br/><br/>Apparently, he wasn't quite ready for that though. He quickly fell back to the ground, blowing the disturbed dust away from his face. Since it seemed he couldn't sit up to do what he wanted, he settled for doing it lying down instead. Kosuke managed to, very slowly, write a small message in the dust on the cave floor with his finger: "It's not your fault." He offered the Ranger a small smile as well, though knowing the Ranger, he'd continue worrying anyway.<br/><br/>That was fine. He could worry. Kosuke wouldn't mind that so much in this situation. Just as long as the Ranger didn't try to leave him again. He... he didn't want to be left alone. Not now; not like this.