Blaise hasn't moved from his corner, but is watching everything with wide, alert eyes.

Raeli is awake, and running through a series of stretches.

Ilska's still leaning near the door, possibly asleep, but it's hard to tell.

"Morning, Blaise," Karl says, crouching in front of him. "You hungry?"

He looks down, shrugs. "S'always there."

"But now we have a chance to fix that." 

Karl grabs another bowl for Blaise. "Here. Eat up."

He starts to reach out for it, stops, pulls his hand back, looks around.

"Safe? You're- not going to- You're going to- eat? Too?"

Karl shows Blaise his own bowl. "Of course I am. Wouldn't do to insult Cia and refuse her food."

"Th-thank you," he takes the bowl, cradling it between his hands.

“You’re welcome. Eat what you can,” Karl says, encouraging. 

He nods, and slowly starts to eat.

Raeli appears at Karl's shoulder. "You doing okay?"

“Yes,” Karl says, without sarcasm. He means it entirely genuinely. “I’m free. Maybe they’ll come looking, but right now I get to live without the threat of Tranquility.”

He smiles brightly at Raeli. “I can’t thank you both enough.”

"Hey. We were glad to help." She squeezes his shoulder. "And we're not going anywhere. Except perhaps somewhere we can see the stars when we sleep. I swear Def is allergic to ceilings."

Karl laughs. “I can see the appeal in that. Ceilings are overrated.”

"I'd offer to let you come with us, but I think Anders might object."

Karl looks over to where Anders is already healing his first patient, and his face becomes very fond. “I don’t want to be away from him yet. We’ve been separated for years.”

"As it should be," Raeli agrees with a smile. "These past few months without Def...they've been...strange."

“Like a piece of yourself missing,” Karl agrees. “It gnaws at you.”

Raeli's eyes glow. "Never think we regret it," Defiance says quietly.

Karl envelopes Raeli and Defiance in a grateful hug. “I owe you both my life. Thank you, so much.”

Anders looks up from healing a dislocated knee, and smiles softly at Karl. Safe, finally. And here with him. 

They hug back warmly. "It was the right thing to do."

Cia pokes Anders' side playfully. Mouths: 'Lovestruck'.

“Yes, fine, go bother someone else,” Anders says, poking em right back.