Edwin raised his head, frowning at Revenant whilst his eyes shone with a mixture of hope, and caution at that very hope. He had clearly lived a life that understood the prospect of not getting your hopes up or expecting the worst, so that you didn't get hurt by the disappointment when it turned out to be false.
Unfortunately, Kumiko was not the same.
"Wait, they are? They're still there?" She gasped, her eyes sparkling with glee, as she darted out of Edwin's arms and over to Revenant.
The moment she lost contact with the Hollow Knight, the ghostly figure within the armour simply faded away like an illusion, and his voice was lost to all ears but Kumiko's, who was also too blinded by hope to bother listening to reason.
"I suspect that I can. If their root is not too degraded, perhaps all they need is a jump start of spiritual energy to get them going again, like a car battery."
