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Zane rightfully so chastized her, and she couldn't help but smile at his words, knowing that they came from a place of care and compassion. "Well, when you say it like that..." she started, grateful to hear her gifted nickname from him once more. He stated that he would be happy to meet her new friend, then proceeded to command her to hold still, which she obediently obeyed. "Hey! I didn't bring chaos to them! Well... much chaos, anyways. Oh, Zane, Dos is so cool. Do you know why her name is Dos? It's because she has two tail, not one. She also can shift into other animals! She shifted into a wolf to help me. She makes a mighty fine wolf, I think." Elcid continued to yammer on about her new friend, the excitement of the reunion forcing her to not sit still as she shifted slightly this way and that. She never had been good at the whole sit still thing. Zane's forehead rested against her shoulder and she felt an energy start to flow into her body. The swelling in her leg died down and, most importantly, the pain in both her leg and shoulder lessened significantly. A sigh of relief escaped her at the realization. She let Zane remove the rest of the splint from her leg, then looked up at him to ask, "Can I test it?" She didn't dare yet try without his permission. Then, with a softer and more sullen voice, Elcid stated, "I'm really happy you're here, Zane. I was really worried about you. I thought I would never see you again. I thought that..." she cut off, saying the unspoken about her condition and how it would be the end of her. "I don't know how you ended up here, but I'm really really glad you did. I'm just sorry for taking you away from your mom. I'm sure she's worried sick about you." She didn't know how to get back home, and she didn't know how he got here, but she was sure it wouldn't be something easy to figure out, at least not on her own. "Dos thinks that someone evil transported me here with his magic potion gas. She wants to help me find them. What do you think?" |
Take your medicine! - P