Mei goes to sleep. Saisho curls up next to her and keeps her warm through the night.

In the morning Mei wakes up to a crashing sound.

"Young man, I must insist that you take some time to heal! Your wounds were much worse than I thought and there's a very good chance that they'll open up again if you move around too much."

Mei sees Rush walking towards the door, even as Nurse Joy bars the way. She is horrified when she realizes that he's covered in the same black aura as Houndour was. A Shadow...Human?

"Get out of my way! I can take care of myself!" he says in a hoarse voice. It seems like he was probably screaming a lot throughout the night. His face shows one of distrust and anger towards the nurse.