((Just making sure, but when you say "taking his rest" you don't mean that he's dead, right?))
Esmeralda felt a weariness, a pulling at her heart now. She knew deep down that her husband had been forced to take his rest, and she wasn't with him. When Schrodinger's hold on her was at its weakest, she would excuse herself to cry, the strain on her body becoming apparent. She would need to take rest soon as well, and she would have to do it alone.
Jessica continued to do her part, covering for Esmeralda, bearing her own pain, locking it inside of her. Lately, she seemed empty when not under Blitz's control. She kept to herself, stayed quiet. She smiled and spoke to the people who seemed to care for her, or people she knew that could tell Kuro that she was well, but she didn't have much hope left in her. She hadn't heard news of him or Faye in over a year, and it was beginning to wear her down.
Faye stayed by Kovo's side, keeping him company when he came home, taking care of the house she'd been staying in. She worried about Jessica and Esmeralda and missed Clopin dearly. He had been a dear companion of hers since she was saved by Jessica, and now she was left alone in the house more than she would have liked. She dared not leave for fear of being taken away from Kovo again.