Oh, no. Gaja always cleans up after himself. It might be a few days, though. He still has to die and be reborn – unfortunately neither of those things follow an exact timeline. It could be another few days before Gaja bursts into flames. After that, it could be a few days to almost a fortnight before he emerges from the ashes.

It probably would’ve been safer for him to stay in the hole. He doesn’t know this spirit and there’s no promise that Nam won’t slimply kick his pile of ash into the wind. How awful that would be for Gaja specifically.

Panting quietly at the exertion to get out of the very hole he’s currently considering slithering back into, Gaja’s smile fades by degrees.

“I’m afraid it must be here. I haven’t the strength to go anywhere else.”