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((lol. Karik's back, he eventually told Father Michael where Saro was(in his bed) and now he(michael) and Zyriaut are going to check on her. You're still with Raen, and the others are in Ako's room. Does that help?))

"It's fine. Only a few people say anything intentionally. Everything else is generally simple things." she explained, standing up and finally looking up from the ground.

She followed, glancing at the stairs nervously, even though she knew he didn't know she was here.

Innis lifted her head from the down of the pillow. She sat up and closed her head in respite, not realizing where she was at first, and then opening them to see Kuscen. She smiled to see her eating and stood up stepping over next to her. "Hey, would you mind coming with me to get something to eat too?" Innis said, her voice oozing kindness so that she didn't seem rude for having someone come with her to get something to eat.

Skeith let Innis stand, as he breathed in the cool air. His inhalation was long and deep, as if he was entering some sort of sudden meditation. His lids fell gently closed as his long eyelashes rested against his cheeks. His cheeks were suddenly flush at the mention of food and he stood up sharply. "Food? I'm in."

Innis snapped her head to the side, glaring at Skeith through the corner of her eyes because she had wanted to get to know Kuscen better. Instead of replying harshly she calmed her nerves quickly and regained her composure. "I hope you don't mind if Skeith comes with us?"

Saro was curled up on the bed, her back to the door and people, the single blanket drapped over her and all messed up, as though she had been tossing and turning in her sleep. Faint lines of blood showed through the cloth, all over as though she was cut up everywhere. As Father Michael knelt beside her, a bruise started forming around her neck, as though someone had tried to strangle her. It was too quickly for it to have been from earlier, and it faintly held the shape of fingers.

"I think they'll be fine, once she wakes up..." she replied, then saw the bruise and a scratch start forming. "What the..." she murmured, confused.

"Its part of the cloud's ability. It takes the form of it's victim's worst fear and kills them in that. If somehow it doesn't succeed, the person is forced to relive their fear, including what had happened to them. Whatever had happened to her when he hurt her is what she's feeling now, and you can see everything." Karik explained quietly from the door as he leaned against the doorframe.

It wasn't your fault, you didn't know. Zyruiat said quietly into her mind. "I wonder..." she said quietly, before slipping into Saro's mind. A second later she gasped, her hand flying to her cheek as she came back out. She felt blood, it was only a small cut. She saw an identical one form on Saro, and she didn't try to get in again. "It's the same one. Raen's priest, that's who did this to her." she said suddenly, looking up. "I recognized his face, it's the same as the one I've seen from Raen so many times..." she explained.

"Don't try healing her, it'll start all over again if you do. She'll probably start healing soon, before she starts hurting herself again. Nothing you can do will help, except perhaps healing her when she wakes up. Don't do anything until then."

"You know what happened..." she sighed, glancing back to Saro upon hearing a soft moan. Everything started healing, at least on the surface. Then, it started again, but worse. Apparently, she had been healed only so she would last longer, or so as not to arouse suspicion by any who could find out.

"That's the first time she's healed, it should happen two more times before it'll be over." Karik said quietly, seeing her expression. "Go ahead and leave, I'll come find you(Syanthe) and Ako when she can be healed." he added before Zyriaut dragged Syanthe out the door.