they are determined

The next day...

Maelie woke up to find Erland still asleep but restless, tossing and turning with his head shifting from side to side.

"No... Mae... Maelie... Don't leave me!"

"Please don't take her from me... Please... No!"

Erland continued to talk with his eyes closed. Maelie quickly sat up and gently shook him, occasionally patting his cheek.

"Erland... Erland, wake up!"

"Erland!"

"No!" Erland's eyes snapped open, his breath erratic, his gaze empty.

"What happened? What were you dreaming?" Maelie asked anxiously, while Erland immediately turned to her, looking at her in bewilderment. "What? What happened? Do you remember anything?"

Erland remained silent, still staring at Maelie's face, but suddenly images of him with her, constantly swirling in his mind, all seemed blurred and changing, very unclear and making him feel extremely dizzy, his head pounding.

"Agh..." He immediately grabbed his head, squeezing his eyes shut.

"Erland..." Maelie grew more worried, unsure of what to do. "