"Ah. It's you," Savannah said as he saw Hammond come to the top of the stairs. "Ms. Aricla is in there." He nodded to the door beside him. "She'll be sleeping, I expect."
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He didn't believe what he was about to say really need to be said... It almost hurt him, having to say the words. "If she tries to escape, block her. She can't be trusted not to run off again." Savannah nodded and Hammond took it as his signal to enter the room.
He nudged the door open and stepped inside, the only light in the room coming from a lantern outside the door, a sliver of light visible through a crack in the frame. It went and was shining, like a beacon though the darkness, directly towards where Ari was laying. He could see only her face, so peaceful it was in her sleep.
But then, why was she on the floor? Her bed remained unused. Had Savannah selfishly disallowed her to use it? No. Most certainly she had used it, he could see the sheets strewn all over the room. As if... as if she had gotten up at some point.
He dropped down to her height and brushed Ari's hair to one side, wanting to see her face more clearly in the dim light. When he brushed, his hands were stained red and they retreated, scared by what they might have just uncovered. "Ari?" He asked, concernedly, and attempted to shake her awake, hoping it had been his imagination playing tricks.
"Ari. Say something. Wake up. Do anything!"
He nudged the door open and stepped inside, the only light in the room coming from a lantern outside the door, a sliver of light visible through a crack in the frame. It went and was shining, like a beacon though the darkness, directly towards where Ari was laying. He could see only her face, so peaceful it was in her sleep.
But then, why was she on the floor? Her bed remained unused. Had Savannah selfishly disallowed her to use it? No. Most certainly she had used it, he could see the sheets strewn all over the room. As if... as if she had gotten up at some point.
He dropped down to her height and brushed Ari's hair to one side, wanting to see her face more clearly in the dim light. When he brushed, his hands were stained red and they retreated, scared by what they might have just uncovered. "Ari?" He asked, concernedly, and attempted to shake her awake, hoping it had been his imagination playing tricks.
"Ari. Say something. Wake up. Do anything!"
Savannah's ears pricked at the sound of Hammond's cry. He inclined his head to look inside. It was dark, so he grabbed the lantern from the hall and held it before him as he entered. He saw Hammond shaking Ari. There was blood on the floor, certainly Ari's. Savannah's eyebrows raised.
"What happened?"
"What happened?"
He spun around on his heels to see Savannah now blocking the entrance, staring down at him. "I... This isn't as bad as it looks... I came in and she was right there, and I only noticed when I brushed her hair back..." he stuttered his story and hoped it would prove enough, in spite of what Savannah could think.
Magnis wiped the blood of the psychic from his body before it had the chance to stain his skin.
"Wait, I forgot, where are we again?" He asked, obviously confused. He had no idea where he was, nor did he have any idea on who was near him, though this was to be expected from the barbarian.
"Wait, I forgot, where are we again?" He asked, obviously confused. He had no idea where he was, nor did he have any idea on who was near him, though this was to be expected from the barbarian.
Savannah looked down his nose at Hammond, weighing up the situation. Hammond was beside Ari, with her blood on his hands. However, he had no weapon in his hand, and surely hadn't had enough time to use one and then conceal it if he had. Besides, he had seemed concerned for the woman's safety earlier.
"Do not worry. I do not believe that you are the culprit, if indeed there is one. I doubt this very much, as I stood outside at all times, and the window looks locked to me. Check her pulse and do not move her," he added with all the warmth and concern of a block of concrete, before proceeding to look around the room.
"Do not worry. I do not believe that you are the culprit, if indeed there is one. I doubt this very much, as I stood outside at all times, and the window looks locked to me. Check her pulse and do not move her," he added with all the warmth and concern of a block of concrete, before proceeding to look around the room.
He wanted to shout back "But she could be bleeding to death right now!" but he felt that if anyone knew how to handle this, it was someone more collected than he was right now. He was, to say the least, acting erratically, and stupidity would do Ari more damage.
Hammond fumbled for her wrist, resting his thumb against it in a vague attempt to feel some sort of pulse. No... He was doing it all wrong. He rested his hand upon her throat, again checking for some sign of life. Oh! There it is! He could feel a breeze, the rhythmic breathing that Ari would be doing subconsciously, and a slight movement in her bronchi. He could see her breathing, feel her life right in his hand. And he felt a bit more hopeful.
He tried to feel around the back of her head, where the wound seemed to be, and it seemed to him that a clumped mess of hair mixed with blood was all that remained, rather than the wound itself. Maybe it was gone already, or just hidden under the hair?
"Savannah, she's breathing. She's still alive. And the blood doesn't seem to be coming out as quickly... But we really need to get her to the hospital. Quickly." Third time in two days? That's a new record...
Hammond fumbled for her wrist, resting his thumb against it in a vague attempt to feel some sort of pulse. No... He was doing it all wrong. He rested his hand upon her throat, again checking for some sign of life. Oh! There it is! He could feel a breeze, the rhythmic breathing that Ari would be doing subconsciously, and a slight movement in her bronchi. He could see her breathing, feel her life right in his hand. And he felt a bit more hopeful.
He tried to feel around the back of her head, where the wound seemed to be, and it seemed to him that a clumped mess of hair mixed with blood was all that remained, rather than the wound itself. Maybe it was gone already, or just hidden under the hair?
"Savannah, she's breathing. She's still alive. And the blood doesn't seem to be coming out as quickly... But we really need to get her to the hospital. Quickly." Third time in two days? That's a new record...
Savannah nodded, then concentrated on the windows. He had been wrong before - the light must have played a trick on him - for the window was in fact open. He swung it open fully to see a glinting light from a window in the building opposite.
Strange...
Remembering Hammond, he instructed him to take Aricla to the hospital as carefully as he could, not to take her to the same one as before, and to use false names. While saying all this, he did not take his deep green eyes off the light.
"If any of the others come here, I shall inform them about what has happened. Go, and be careful with her."
Strange...
Remembering Hammond, he instructed him to take Aricla to the hospital as carefully as he could, not to take her to the same one as before, and to use false names. While saying all this, he did not take his deep green eyes off the light.
"If any of the others come here, I shall inform them about what has happened. Go, and be careful with her."
Have to get her somewhere... Anywhere... Away from here... We can't trust them anymore... Hammond did his best to pick Ari up again, and he managed to pull her up without any problem, but his arms were weaker now than he ever thought he could be. Probably from the stress...
[sub][sup]"Urgghhh... My head..."[/sup][/sub] He looked down to see Ari, who looked dazed from her experience so far, and Hammond couldn't see it becoming much better. But at least his fear of her death had been put to rest... She tugged at his sleeve, wanting to be put down.
"No, I can't... it's too risky. You might be seriously hurt..."
She smiled reassuringly before tugging upon his sleeve again. He grudgingly obeyed the gesture, resting Ari on the floor outside the room and dropping down to see her clearly in the torch light once more.
"Please Ari, if you have something to say, say it quickly."
[sub][sup]"Urgghhh... My head..."[/sup][/sub] He looked down to see Ari, who looked dazed from her experience so far, and Hammond couldn't see it becoming much better. But at least his fear of her death had been put to rest... She tugged at his sleeve, wanting to be put down.
"No, I can't... it's too risky. You might be seriously hurt..."
She smiled reassuringly before tugging upon his sleeve again. He grudgingly obeyed the gesture, resting Ari on the floor outside the room and dropping down to see her clearly in the torch light once more.
"Please Ari, if you have something to say, say it quickly."
"Sure." Em giggled, putting the matches back in her cloak pocket.
"I'll catch ya later anyway. I'm following someone." She put her hood up, before making her way to the building Hammond had entered.
She went to the man behind the counter.
"Scuse me, did a tall guy enter a few minutes ago? He has a weird birthmark on his eye." She asked nervously.
The man nodded. "He went upstairs just now, he was looking for someone too." The man gave her a weird look. "Are you all together?"
"I... Yeah." Em said, sighing.
"Right, for the room, and the soup, that'll be 200 Llum." The man said, smirking.
Em grumbled to herself, giving the man a small pouch of coins. The man counted them, before pointing her up a staircase.
Jeez... I need to start sellin' stuff again. She complained, climbing the stairs.
"I'll catch ya later anyway. I'm following someone." She put her hood up, before making her way to the building Hammond had entered.
She went to the man behind the counter.
"Scuse me, did a tall guy enter a few minutes ago? He has a weird birthmark on his eye." She asked nervously.
The man nodded. "He went upstairs just now, he was looking for someone too." The man gave her a weird look. "Are you all together?"
"I... Yeah." Em said, sighing.
"Right, for the room, and the soup, that'll be 200 Llum." The man said, smirking.
Em grumbled to herself, giving the man a small pouch of coins. The man counted them, before pointing her up a staircase.
Jeez... I need to start sellin' stuff again. She complained, climbing the stairs.
"Just leave me alone again," Alo said exasborated, "Its not like I'm trying to keep up with you." He wandered down the street with no urgency, looking in a shop window before entering after Em.
"You with that group aswell?" the man asked.
"If I was to say no, would you let me to them?" Alo responded looking around the abandoned room, "Hey.. is everyone still running from that Psionic, because I delt with him."
Aloran moved towards the staircase,
" Oi! you can't just go up there. It's 200 Llum for a room here." the landlord said,
"Oh, my mistake sir," Alo said continuing towards the staircase, he looked back "How about I just check their here before you scam me for money?"
"You with that group aswell?" the man asked.
"If I was to say no, would you let me to them?" Alo responded looking around the abandoned room, "Hey.. is everyone still running from that Psionic, because I delt with him."
Aloran moved towards the staircase,
" Oi! you can't just go up there. It's 200 Llum for a room here." the landlord said,
"Oh, my mistake sir," Alo said continuing towards the staircase, he looked back "How about I just check their here before you scam me for money?"
do i need to roll anything for that,
Savannah had always had a way of knowing when something was up. The hairs on the back of his neck stood up as he continued to frown at the light. His frown intensified until he shot up and walked briskly out of the room.
Seeing Hammond struggling with Ari, he knelt down to help. His voice was tinged with something that was not quite fear, but somewhere close.
"Something is not right. We have to go immediately. The hospital."
Almost straight afterwards, he heard a distantly remembered voice.
"-fore you scam me for money."
The next moment, he saw one of the group at the bar ascend the stairs and barked,
"You. Get out of this building, now."
Seeing Hammond struggling with Ari, he knelt down to help. His voice was tinged with something that was not quite fear, but somewhere close.
"Something is not right. We have to go immediately. The hospital."
Almost straight afterwards, he heard a distantly remembered voice.
"-fore you scam me for money."
The next moment, he saw one of the group at the bar ascend the stairs and barked,
"You. Get out of this building, now."
Im gonna hope you mean me, since I started climbing the stairs first. xD
"Scuse me?" Em asked, spotting a man dressed entirely in green. She reached the top of the stairs and folded her arms defiantly.
"I'm just here looking for my friend, I got no business with you."
Savannah didn't respond. Taking his briefcase in one hand and Aricla in the other arm, he motioned Hammond to come with him with a flick of the head, then started to make his brisk way out.
Em stared for a second, before registering what had happened.
"Hey! Hey wait!" She ran after the man in green. "Where are you taking Ari?!" She drew both her daggers, ready to save her friend.
"Hey! Hey wait!" She ran after the man in green. "Where are you taking Ari?!" She drew both her daggers, ready to save her friend.
"I..." Em saw Hammond follow the man, and sighed.
"Okay then..." She walked fast, keeping up with their strides.
"Okay then..." She walked fast, keeping up with their strides.
Oh Gods above... Em followed you... Okay, keep calm. She's on your side. She wants Ari safe just as you do. Just don't let her ask about earlier.
He coughed uncomfortably, "I... We think Ari might have hurt herself. Last time she was at the hospital, she flipped and ran for it at the first chance. This time we have to make sure she stays. For her own good." He didn't like the words coming from his mouth, as though something was fundamentally wrong with them, but he said them anyway. Hopefully Em would understand his actions without having to ask.
He coughed uncomfortably, "I... We think Ari might have hurt herself. Last time she was at the hospital, she flipped and ran for it at the first chance. This time we have to make sure she stays. For her own good." He didn't like the words coming from his mouth, as though something was fundamentally wrong with them, but he said them anyway. Hopefully Em would understand his actions without having to ask.