Lore: Forgotten Enemies

Siren · Post by **Siren** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:46 pm

"What?? You don't want to get the blood off of you? It will need to be cleaned anyway in order to propperly treat that. And in a few minutes you won't even feel it enough to mind."

Knowing that the medicine would kick in very quickly since it was in liquid form, Siren began meddling with the bandages again, cutting away excess bandage from the area where it was stuck.

"I guess we'll have to wait for a later date to find out what the other potion does then, won't we?" She teased.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 5:57 pm

Soran rolled his eyes at Rai and Siren's comments about bathing. He would admit he was a mess, but there was no way he was letting someone else wash him. "There won't be a 'later da-.." Soran dropped off his sentence as a wave of numbness began to sweep over his nerves, bringing with it a feeling of panic Soran knew well. It was the panic of not being in control. The soft pressure of Rai's hand on his became difficult to feel. He sat tensely, feeling his muscles relax disobediently just when he would have liked them on the alert. His green eyes flashed to Siren tensely.

Siren · Post by **Siren** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:12 pm

"It's ok. It'll only last a few hours, and it'll die down as time progresses, so this is the worst of it. I promise."

Siren Started using the towel to clean around the edges of the remaining bandage, happy that they were coming loose more with moisture and not pullig as badly. When they were finally off she cringed at the sight of the deep wound, fighting back nausia at the smell of fresh blood.

"The hell did you do to yourself this time?!" She exclaimed.

She took a closer look at the wound, noting that no muscles had been severed and that the would was relatively clean, thanks the the impromptu bandages. She too the cloth and gently-even though he couldn't feel it-wiped the crust of dry blood away and blotted at the wound. She opened the first aid box and took out some antisceptic, which she knew would sting like the devil if he was capable of feeling it. She used this to clean the surface of the wound, then somehow managed to hold the bile down as she stitched the wound closed.

Her stomach was very upset by the scent of blood and the visual, so she took out another vial which would help settle her stomach and drank it herself.

She finished up cleaning the wound again, then sealed it up, stitches and all, with the same spell she had used on him before, turning one of her feathers into a seal.

"Ok, that's done. Which one is worst now?" She scanned Soran's exposed torso and arms, being bold enough to trace her fingers down one of them since he couldn't feel that she was doing it. It seemed that this was nothing new to him.

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:22 pm

Mizuki came back into the room wiping her hands clean. "I've done all I could for no---ooowww..." She started saying then stopped and trailed off as she watched Siren trace her finger down Soran's naked torso. She blushed crimson then let out a nervous laugh.

"Umm.. I could come back if you want.." she smiled nervously at her own joke, but couldn't hide the small sting in her heart appearing in her eyes.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:26 pm

Soran felt nothign but a dull prickle as Siren worked on his shoulder. It was odd, even though he could sense everything else clearly. His thoughts kept going to Jhaptal in the next room. He didn't want to hurt Rai, but having seen the man's arm, he knew it wasn't something that would heal well, even over time.

He glanced up as Mizuki came back to the room, at first not understanding why she was looking at him strangely. He looked down and saw Siren's hand on him, and remembering what had happened with Red that morning, he had a feeling he knew what was going through Mizuki's head. "Mizuki, she's only stitching things up," he assured. On top of the awkwardness of the situation, he was somewhat embarrassed at being treated in the first place.

Siren · Post by **Siren** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:40 pm

Siren recoiled her hand guiltily as she heard Mizuki's voice and looked up at her.

"Ah, I was looking at the scarrs!" she said, also laughing nervously, realizing that she just incriminated herself to Soran as she said it.

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:45 pm

The light came back in Mizuki's eyes. She giggled nervously and waved her hand. "I was only making a joke," she shrugged the whole scene off. "Well, I've bandaged him up... but he really shouldn't move a lot for a good long time..." She stopped and thought about if she should ask.

"..How did this happen, Soran?" she asked quietly.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:56 pm

Soran was glad Mizuki seemed to have calmed down. "We went to retrieve a sword that was stolen from him by a bandit group about three miles from here. We were perfectly equipped to handle their men, but we didn't expect the defenses inside their lair. Small daggers were set into the walls to launch. They must have used a spring-hydraulic system to launch them..." He paused for a moment to wonder where that thought came from. "There were also torches rigged in the ceiling, which we avoided for the most part. It shouldn't have been a dangerous mission. I had no idea their group became so prosperous in the last half year."

Mizuki · Post by **Mizuki** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:25 pm

"You had no idea?" Mizuki's ears caught on that. "Soran, did you know the group?" she asked him then came to his side, taking his other hand. Blade was once again, sleeping cozily on another, smaller, couch.

Post by **Emora Deen** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:09 pm

Rai smiled at Soran and squeezed his hand. "Maybe I could help the magic man and then drink some of that!" she told him, smiling. "Then he would be okay, and I could help you and then you would be okay... and I could go to sleep!" Rai laughed in a giggling way.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:21 pm

Soran nodded to Mizuki. Even though she and Rai were holding his hands, he felt no pain, nor anything else due to the medicine he'd taken. "I've dealt with them before, but always inside Hepian. This is the first I've bothered to infiltrated their base. But I know for a fact they didn't have the kind of financial resources to rig those traps in the past. They either mugged someone far out of their league, or they're being funded from outside."

He turned to Rai. "It's wrong to ask this, but would you be willing to see to his arm? Unless it's healed by magic, I don't think it will ever be the same," he said reluctantly. It wasn't fair for such a young child to be asked such a thing, and he was torn because he knew Rai far better than the man. "But just his arm. The fever will go away on its own once the infection is gone," he said protectively, not wanting her to do any more than was necessary.

Siren · Post by **Siren** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:26 pm

Siren smiled at Rai's generocity in offering to help them.

"If you do want some potion to help with it I'm sure it would be alright to have some. Maybe not as much as Soran took though, since he is a lot bigger."

Post by **Emora Deen** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:29 pm

Rai smiled. "I want to help," she said, smiling softly at them. "I really do... Should I drink it before or after?" Rai asked, a bit confused on what to do. "Will it make me sleepy, I'm already sleepy. I want to go to sleep," She said, giggling.

Post by **Soran Nightblade** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:33 pm

"More like you're mind's wide awake but your body won't listen to it," Soran commented disparagingly.

Post by **Emora Deen** » Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:35 pm

Rai looked at Siren. "Can you hit me over the head realllllly hard?" she asked, grinning.