RP:Healing Strend
Players Involved: Strend,Virilis, Tifra, Nowfaleena
This is the account of how Strend was healed after an altercation with the slaver Cormac.
Strend :: Alex approaches the mines, with her she is pulling Strend, the wounded elf... He seems to be passed out from being beaten yet again. As Alex approaches she realizes she has finally found Nowfaleena, her tiger tracking skills having paid off. She puts Strend down on a few rocks, and then runs over to the feline Nowfaleena and growls at her.... hoping the woman will turn around and see Strend...
Virilis follows the scent of the tiger and the elf to the mines. When he arrives he kneels down nere his passed out friend laying two fingers underneath his neck to check for vital signs. "You idiot... Why did you have to go and jump in?" He looks over at the caracal then back to the elf.
Strend :: Alex of course sensing that Virilis had insulted her master isn't very happy.. She growls, but currently doesn't have enough energy to do anything about it.. As carrying a elf by your teeth from Kelay Taverns to the Mines takes quite a bit of energy..
Nowfaleena was picking away at the wall when she heard a distinct growl from behind her. The scent of a familiar animal and it's master caused her to turn around. Especially since Strend's scent is accompanied by the coppery stench of blood. Seeing him passed out on the rocks, the caracal laid down her pick and hurried over to him, "You stupid elf! What did you do now?" Despite her best efforts she could not keep the worry from her tone. She crouched beside him and took to examining him. It was clear from the blood that his leg wound had opened once again. Other then that, she couldn't tell just by looking.
Virilis looks at the tiger and tries to smile. "Don't worry I'm a friend." He turns his head to the female feline as the smile fades into more of a serious look. "He was attacked by that stupid slaver in the tavern after he tried to jump in and stop a fight that was about to happen between me and someone who is trying to kill me and my familly." He removes his hand from under the elf's neck. "He still has a pulse, but he did get sent across the room by a powerful kick and swung at by a club.
Strend :: Alex still quite unhappy is unsure of who to trust. She knows Nowfaleena, she does not know Virilis, cept the fact that her master had walked over in a attempt to intervene.. He knew her master was a fool, injured and still fighting to keep people broken up... But she admired him, his loyalty.. It was why the tiger went to such extents to keep the man safe.. Course she was tired, she was oh so tired.. She wanted food.. she wanted drink... But she did not want to worry people of her self at the moment.... Suddenly she remembers her masters bag... And begins to rummage thru it, she finds a few bicuits and some milk.... The thrilled tiger goes to work chowing down on the food, but can not open the milk containers... She pulls them out showing them to the two felines... Hoping one of them will understand..
Nowfaleena listened to the details of what had happened, never taking her eyes off the elf. She couldn't help but think his foolish loyalty to his friends was somehow admirable, but that was beside the point at the moment, "Strend..." She said softly, using the man's name for once. Standing once more she quickly crossed the cavern, retreived her pack, and hurried back to her friend's side. She opened the bag and began sifting through it's contents, which she tried to keep fairly orderly. It wasn't long until she came across a bottle of whisky and some bandages. For an assassin, she was pretty good with simple remedies, nothing complex, and certainly no magic, but she knew how to disinfect wounds with alcohol, and how to bind them. She started with his leg, removing the bloodied wrappings carefully, and setting them aside before pulling the stopper from the whisky bottle with her teeth. She then poured some of the liquor over the freshly opened wound. "Where were the blows landed?" She asked her fellow feline, needing to try to figure out what else was wrong with the elf.
Virilis looks over at the tiger holding the bottle of milk in her mouth. He waves the elf's pet over so he can open them. "I'll take care of that for you." When the other feline speeks his attention snaps back to her. "The chest... He most likely has some broken ribs... Maybe some internal bleeding as well." He looks back at his fallen friend. "Sew up his leg... I think I know someone who can help us out a bit with getting him back up and running."
Strend :: Alex slowly walks towards the panther, the two bottles of milk in her mouth, she sets them down in front of the man. Patiently waiting to see if he might open them, maybe even give her something to drink from..
Nowfaleena shook her head at the mention of someone helping, "If he wanted a healer for his leg, he would have sought one himself long before now." She replied, unsure of why she even cared what the elf's desires were. She pulled a needle and tread from her pack, items used to men her clothing, but they would do for stitching a wound. She looked at Strend and bit her lip, hoping he wouldn't awaken as she worked, knotting the end of the thread, and pressing the needle through one side of the wound, then the other, slowly pulling the flesh back together the old fashioned, non magical way.
Virilis opens the bottle of milk for the tiger before he goes into his bag to retrieve a bowl and pours the fluid into it. He sets it down in front of the tiger as the female spoke. "Yes well I'm not worried about his leg. He could have a punc tured lung. He needs at least a little healing or he could very well die." He looks over at the caracal. "I have an old friend of mine coming here."
Strend :: Alex looks at the milk lapping up it amazingly fast. She was thirsty, very very thirsty..as she finished she walked back towards the back and grabbed a few more bottles... She brought them back over to the panther and set them down in front of him... She was hoping for maybe even more milk from the man...
Nowfaleena gave a small nod at the panther, "Alright...but only the minimal healing! Internal injuries...that's it." She looked down at the elf, going back to stitching his leg, working slowly so as not to make a mistake. She was glad he was unconcious, lest she should hurt him even more.
Virilis looks up when Tifra's scent filled the mine. The panther turns his head to her and waives her over. "Hey... Thanks for coming." He points at the fallen elf. "This is him he's been messed up pretty bad. We need you to concentrait on his chest and internal organs. It looks like he has sustained massive trauma in those areas." He looks over at the other femal feline. "You might want to move when she starts healing him."
Tifra pads up to Virilis smelling blood already
Strend :: Alex walks over, seeing yet a third person enter the room to come towards Strend. The tiger is not really in to much of a mood for newcomers, and as such growls at Tifra. She looks to Nowfaleena to see if the woman is ok, otherwise the tiger refuses to move aside and elt the woman get near her master,
Nowfaleena looked up as the woman entered. So this was Virilis' friend? She looked to the tiger who was watching her for some sort of sign, and gave a small nod, then turned her attention back to the woman, "Just heal any internal injuries." She instructed, "I can care for the rest. We have to let the idiot have his pride, afterall." She looked back to Strend's unconcious form, knotting the end of the thread she had been using to stitch his leg, and leaning in to sever the excess with her teeth, "There...the leg is taken care of." Hesitantly the caracal moved aside to let the healer go to work.
Virilis gets up and wealks over to Alex and places a hand on the tiger. "It's ok she's a friend like me." He looks over at the caracal when she speaks and nods before looking back over at Tifra. "Yeah he would hate it if he was all better." He shakes his head smiling. "Any ways it's his chest and the rest of his torsoe that is in need of your talents Ms. Tifra."
Tifra looks the tiger in the eyes and snarls laying back her ears at the lesser cat she dose not look away tell it drops its eyes. "That is do able Virilis would you like me to leave a few pockets of healing energy as well time released they would speed healing with out making him better all at once. It would leave him is pride but help insure he dose not get an infection."
Strend :: Alex growls at the mention of making her master heal any faster or any more then needed... She did not want him to be tricked, she liked her master.. He was straight forward with people... Maybe in a odd way but he was straight forward, and felt he deserved the same...
Nowfaleena thought about Tifra's suggestion, "Well...he uses magic...wouldn't a magic user be able to sense magic within him that is not his own?" She reasoned, looking at the unconcious elf. She wasn't one hundred percent sure how the use of magic worked, never having been able to control it herself. Hearing the tiger growl, the feline smirked, "Alex doesn't seem to think it's a good idea either. And we wouldn't want that idiot of an elf getting mad at Virilis, now would we?" She didn't want Strend mad at her either, but she wasn't about to admit it.
Virilis laughs at the caracal's responce. "Yeah we wouldn't want that now would we?" He looks over at Tifra and nods. "Don't leave anything right now just get him back to his talkative goofy self. He should be able to take care of the rest on his own." He looks back over at the tiger, then back at the other two and smirks. "Anyways if he does get infected then that just gives us more reason to pick on the boob."
Tifra shrugs and knees to examon the elf more closely "If he has broke ribs I will have to heal them or they might shift and poncture an organ."
Strend :: Alex sighed or maybe it was a huff, either way.. She could not argue with a healer... She did not know anything about the thing.. She just knew he would not be happy, knowing he didn't get to wear bandages around his chest, and dance around like a fool showing them off..
Nowfaleena blinked at the laughter, shooting a scathing look in the panther's direction. Her attention was drawn away by Tifra's words, to which she responded with a nod, "Heal his ribs then..." She tried her best to sound unconcerned, but she couldn't keep the trace of worry from sounding in her voice.
Virilis smiles at the look that elf's secret friend shot at him. When the caracal had spoken he nods then looks over to Tifra. "Yeah heal up his ribs and all of his other internal injuries." He turns back to the other feline and smiles. "Don't worry Tifra here is the best healer I know... She get him back up and limping on his old injuries again." He reaches out to her with mind.
Tifra purrs soothingly "I can work from the inside out and only do what is really needed don't worry so." So saying she hold up wan hand palm up level with her chin and croons coaxingly. In short order a green flime leaps up and starts to grow in the hollow of her palm.
Ovouri pauses just inside the entrance of the Mines, the almost palpable aura that resides about his shorter frame is unmistakable. " I search for those who are members of the group called the shadow Hearts? I was told I might find some here." There is no malice in his voice, rather he seems devoid of emotion, his words flat, almost uninterested.
Strend :: Alex watched closely as the woman procured a green light in her hand. She had never really seen much magic before, for while her master could use it.. He worked hard at avoiding it.. She never did know why... She watched intently at the light, her fur seemed to stand on edge. She did not know the lady who was over her master, but she had faith in Nowfaleena to make sure that no -further- harm would come to him.
Nowfaleena seemed to stiffen at whatever silent words passed from the panther's mind to her own. Her tail twitched, and she made no effort to look at Virilis as she replied in kind. She watched with interest as the other female set about initiating her healing magic, magic having always facinated the caracal. A lithe hand reached out to pat Alex's head absently as she watched. Her attention never wavered, even for the man who came in posing questions about some group or other.
Tifra at las nods the cups her hand palm down an inch from the elfs mouth so he breathed in the healing energy she closes her eyes as it contenuse to pour into him with ever breath she rases her other hand over his chest her fingers moving as she dirests the power not because she needs to but as an aid to consentration. As he is breathing it in the first plase the healing reaches is ofcourse his lungs.
Virilis smiles at the caracal's silent responce as he watches Tifra do her thing. His ears flick when the stranger entered asking about people in an organazation. He looks up for a minueteat the man with a confused look on his face. "Shadow Hearts? Can't say I've ever heard of that group." The panther looks back down at the fallen elf and once again reaches out to the female caracal.
Strend :: Alex is rather perturbed at the new entree of the cave.. She begins to growl, fur standing on end. She stares at the man ready to pounce, she did not want him here... She knew he wasn't here to help her fallen master... And with that she approaches a little closer to the man's body, as it lies limp on the ground.. Her worried look is slightly relieved to see the healing as it enters the body.... But her attention never diverts from the stranger.. The man who disturbed the healing process, and was currently still sticking around.
Nowfaleena looked up from Strend only long enough to take in the stranger. If he meant to start a fray, she would have to be ready to spring into action. She gave a nod to Virilis' silent inquiry, and heard the pet tiger growling. Touching the animal on the head she shushed him, now was no time for the creature to be picking a fight. She watched as Tifra's healing powers went to work, hoping that all would be well.
Ovouri closes his eyes briefly and shakes his head. " Well, that's a shame." There is the slightest wave offered and he leaves, not so much heartbroken as he might let on.
Virilis watches as the strange man exits the cave not showing off any emotion as he sits there. He looks over at the rest of the group. "Well that was an odd man." He nods slowly. "Seems like a man who is out to start some trouble."
Tifra blinks slowly and cuts of the flow of power as she wraps the last of it carefully around each rib bone the first rush having already done its work soaking into brused organs and healing them to just past the danger point. "I think that should do but I don't like leaving a person in this sort of shape."
Strend :: Alex watches and waits for the woman to say He is ok, as she does the tiger comes walking towards her master. She lifts his left arm up, the uninjured one of course, and places it over her head. She then lies does next to him waiting for him to wake up... She is oh so tired of the poor man being hurt all the time, and begins to wish he would wake up already.
Virilis nods at Tifra smiling. "Yeah I know you don't. But this guy would get really steamed if he was healed all the way. You did great Tif." He stands up and walks over to the unconcious elf then kneels down beside him. He places two fingers back under his neck to check his vitals yet again. "Well his pulse is certainly stronger than before you got here. Thank you." He smiles at his feline friend.
Tifra nods slowly and stands with graceful dignaty "You are welcome. The bones have started to mend it will be safe to move him soon.
Strend :: Alex walks over to Tifra, and licks her hand.. The cat while not understanding how magic works, understands what the woman did. She seems really greatful that she even kept her masters wishes, however rediculous they may of been.. The tiger purrs a bit more when she hears a small cough.. The tiger looks behind her and sees the elf is stirring a little... She wants to pounce him, but refrains..She is happy the man is alive and he coughed! As she gets near him she smiles as while the man may not quite be recovered to talk enough yet, there thru the antaginizing pain... is that stupid smile she had grown to love.
Virilis looks down at his elven friend when he hears the cough seeing him stirring a bit put a smile on his face. "Welcome back to the land of the living my friend. Man you really need to learn when to pick a fight and when to gracefully step down." He stands up and walks over to Tifra. "Well Ms. Tifra it would seem that you have saved the day again. Heh." He places a hand on her shoulder.
Tifra smiles slightly "It is what I do Virilis." Leaves out that it was to much a part of her for her not to heal.
Strend looks around a tad confused... he still feels rather dazed and the pain had not entirely set in yet. Spotting Virilis he tries speaking at first... Nothing.... This was a first for the elf....He tries again.....No avail.......He tries a last time and yet, for some reason he just did not feel like he could talk... He sighs and points towards his head.... He clearly just wishes the man would do his damn brain talk thing...
Virilis looks over at Strend as he moves and tries to speek. He smiles at the elf. "Well this is different you unable to talk. Never thought I'd see the day. Heh heh heh." He raises an eyebrow. "You need something? I could always have Ms. Tifra here heal you up a bit more so you can speak."
Tifra her wiskers tilt forward as her smile deepens "Oh yes I do wish you would let me at him again. I am sure I felt old brakes in there I could clean up so he wont ache in cold or rainy weather. And scair tisue I can ease away, and to mention all the new stuff" fains enthusasim for such a project.
Strend realizes the poor tiger Alex has been siiting there right next to him the whole time..he attempts to speak again.... a faint sound is heard.... He tries again and another sound is heard.. but this time Strend hears the sound... He looks pleased,course he won't be so pleased once he realizes he in a amazing amount of pain, and since he's currently still slighty groggy he hasn't noticed it, he works up his voice again as he looks at the tiger,"A." is about all the is audible.. The elf tries again,"Ale." He smiles knowing he is making progress and soon he will be a talking machine, "Alex, are y." The closer he gets to the end of whatever he is going to say the elf looks more and more please. Finally he speaks but this time the phrase entire leaves his mouth,"Alex, are you ok?" it sounds weak, but the voice is audible enough to be heard... and he smiles knowing his small friend will be able to awnser.
In awnser Alex just turns and licks him on the face, her look is obviously that of a pleased tiger..
Virilis lets out a brief laugh then looks over at Strend. "Well you heard her she really wants to fix you up more. Of course I know that you're most likely gonna turn her down." He turns back to Tifra. "So much pride in this one."
Strend said to Virilis, "*His voice stiil seems rather low, but it is returning* Bah,*cough* I am just fine.... Never better... *cough cough*
Tifra purrs "Pride is all well and good but not when it is held more inportan than reason."
Strend looks back at Virilis,"What happened? And why am I in the mines? Last I remember I was arguing with that disrespectful Slaver.
Virilis nods at the feline. "Yeah I know, but he is a stuborn one." He looks over at the elf and smirks. "Yeah you look as good as new."
Virilis said to you, "The slaver sent you flying across the tavern. Your tiger here dragged you to the mines where your caracal friend stitched up your leg, and I had Tifra here save your life."
Tifra rolls her eyes and pats Virilis on the shoulder "You can move him now will you need help?"
Strend blinks rapidly, not believing it..."Alex? You dragged all the way here?" the tiger licks the mans face before nodding its head several times. Where did Cataract go? You said she healed me?... finally he turns his attention to the stranger,"Thank you Tifra, I owe you for this... Is there anything you could want that I could get you?" the elf is still lying down on the ground as he rapidly looks around.. He feels pain in his chest, enough pain to not want him to get up.. He thinks why and turns back to Virilis,"What kind of damage did that slaver actually deal?" he asks curiously....
Tifra her smile looks a little evil "If you would grant me a boon. Let Virilis take you some where some one can look after you and stay in bed for a week or two."
Virilis nods at Tifra. "I think I'll let him rest for now." He listens to the elf speak then turns back to him. "He nailed you with his club then punted you across the tavern lick you were just a rag doll."
Strend laughs a little, that is until his ribs start to hurt, he turns to the woman who healed him to speak,"I have friends at the tavern, I just have to keep my nose out of trouble for a while." the elf grins... stay out of trouble... key words there he thought..
Strend exhales in a disaproving fashion,"He got me with that damn club, eh?" he thought it to bad.... If only the slaver would of taken his own advice.. Bah figures, he had expected the man to listen, to do as he said he would... Figures, can not trust slavers... they are always full of it.