wing healing

[9:01 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Desmondus brought Petrai into her room, and laid her on that large bed she never used. He didn’t disturb the covers, instead simply laying her over them. There, he watched her silently, holding vigil over what’ve so easily been his sister’s corpse.

Desmondus had done this too often. Too often had he looked over Petrai as she was broken and frail, unable to do anything. And now, she was more than he. He’d once, foolishly, believed they were equal. He’d once believed they would always walk side-by-side, or that he’d be the one leading. Now he stood in her shadows, or now, over her holier-than-his body. Had he failed to protect her, or had she flown too close to the sun?

Petrai was a mess. Much of her gown had been lost there- wherever ‘there’ actually was. To give his sister any sense of dignity, Desmondus had stripped her of the blood-sodden rags that her dress had become, leaving his sister in only a simple shift, though that, too, had been soaked with a hideous red. Even Petrai’s porcelain skin had been stained, rivulets of viscus crimson running down her legs and arms and brow. At least, she slept soundly now. Her expression was near-peaceful.

Her wings spread out around her, feathers as dark and oily as her hair. Desmondus had never been fond of the sight of his sister’s wings, and he knew she wasn’t either. The added appendages were every reminder that she was not him, that she was something different and unknowable and crude. Her wings signified that she was worldly, animal, of this earth. Unlike him, she could never reach the echelons of divinity. Her ancestors- her actual, biological ancestors had long ago traded spiritual ascension for physical. No matter what she did, Petrai would always be less than.

Yeonaixho entered the room without knocking, though he made enough noise he didn’t need to. “I’ve taken care of the disturbance. How is Petrai?”

“Her condition hasn’t changed since you last saw her.” Desmondus reported coldly to the man he called God. “At least, as far as I can tell.”

The Hand of God placed a tender one over the forehead of his most devoted follower, pushing back her gentle curls. Petrai’s forehead was still warm and feverish. He cooled it as best he could. He tried to ease the mind of his longtime friend, but he knew best that his powers didn’t work that way.

“I wish I knew what that bitch did to her,” Yeonaixho spat, with more force than he should’ve. “What could’ve done this? Why?”

A beat of silence, then suddenly, “Perhaps, we could ask her.” Desmondus was always so blunt.

Yeonaixho contemplated this. He didn’t want to wake Petrai, when he knew she was so much happier asleep. There, in her quietest dreams, she was spared the eternity that plagued her so. There, she was safe, and there she would always be safe. Yeonaixho fancied himself a man who lived by oath, and he’d long ago sworn to always protect Petrai. He did not intend to break that promise now, or ever.

But he knew he had to wake her. She could not stay dreaming forever, not when she knew things he needed. She’d hate it, anyways. Petrai had never desired pity.

Yeonaixho kept his hand over Petrai’s forehead, and gently spurred her to wake.

[9:01 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai woke with a sharp inhale, tasting the sweet, familiar air. For too long she had assumed she’d perished in that horrid pit of blood, and that her afterlife was a damnation of perpetually lying in her bed, alone. Yeonaixho’s gentle murmuring was the thing that eased her mind.

It was strange, to be calm after so much fear. She was too tired not to be calm, though. Yeonaixho had done something to her, urged her brain to release some chemical or another, and he’d eased her worry. She hated when he did that, but she didn’t have strength to hate.

After minutes of saying gentle nothings, Yeonaixho directed Petrai with something concrete. “Let’s get you up, so I can see those wings.” With the help of her God and her brother, Petrai was moved into a sitting position so that Yeonaixho could inspect her back and wings. Desmondus kept a firm grip over her hands, preventing her from falling backwards into Yeonaixho.

Petrai could feel the pain in her wings and greater body numb and fade as Yeonaixho began to heal her wound. He was so delicate with her. More than he should’ve been.

“Regrow my flight feathers.” Petrai said, trying to steady her voice. Still it was hoarse from the time she’d spent screaming.

“Hm?” Yeonaixho replied, clearly absentminded.

“Regrow my flight feathers. I need them. I need to fly.”

Desmondus answered before Yeonaixho could. “She must be delirious from the pain. Petrai, you surely can’t be lucid, asking him to regrow-”

“That’s enough, Des.” Yeonaixho interrupted. “I have a task for you. Move the prisoner’s scythe from the hall to the ritual chamber. Wear gloves while you do it, too. Thick ones. It’s got some bad effects on the mind.”

A pregnant moment, and Desmondus nodded. “Of course, Lord.”

Petrai’s brother let go of her hands, and silently left. When he was gone, Petrai leaned herself back on her wrists, still afraid she might fall.

“Petrai, I’m not going to put you through that. Not now.” Yeonaixho said, after a moment of silent work. “I hate to admit it, but your brother might have some truth to him. You can’t be in your rightest of minds right now, and I won’t commit to something like that without your aware consent. Besides, you aren’t very flight-ready now, anyways. You haven’t flown in years.”

Petrai bit her lip, and tried not to protest. Was Yeonaixho right? Had pain deluded her into this sinful desire, to fly again? She tried not to think too much of it, because thinking too much made her temples hurt. Lord, was she tired.

There was one desire that still plagued her, like vomit stuck in her throat.

“God, let me destroy her.”

Yeonaixho took a moment to reply, and only did so to affirm he’d heard her. “Petrai…”

“Let me destroy her. Let me be her ruin, for what she did to me. I know you have taken her powers, but-” She winced at her own sick desire for this. “Let me have her body. Let me pay her back for what she did to me. Let me destroy her, please. I will not rest till I see her end by my hand.”

Too long did Yeonaixho wait. “Petrai, I-” He paused. She knew that he understood. He, out of every walking soul, had to understand. He had to know that innate need, to have one’s hand around another neck.

“You know I can’t allow you to indulge in such violences.”

He did not understand. Of course, he didn’t. He never would, he was God, and his divinity separated him from her in every way she could measure.

Petrai let herself drift into a kind of nothing, if not in body in mind.

madeline and the secret

[2:23 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline had headed down the halls quickly, scanning around for any clues of where Petrai was. She didn't see anything to give any clues to where she might be on the way there.

She knocked anxiously on the door, even though Petrai would obviously have seen her coming.

"Petrai? Sorry for bothering you, I just wanted to check on you.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:28 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

A brief shuffling noise answered the knock- Petrai was probably getting out of bed, which would've been strange to Madeline. After years of knowing her, Madeline would know that Petrai wasn't one to often sleep. Bare-footed footsteps approaching the door followed, and then silence.

Petrai cracked open the door, just enough so that Madeline would be able to see her face and body. She was wearing a simple robe- backwards, so the back part covered her front and her back was left exposed- and her hair was a tousled mess. With a worn, hoarse voice, she said, "Madeline? I'm fine. Thank you, for coming to check on me." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:51 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

If Yeonaixho hadn't dampened her powers, Madeline definitely would have been having a reaction.

"Petrai- you aren't okay. What happened?" Madeline asked and took a step closer toward the crack in the door. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:17 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I'm fine." Petrai raised her voice only a bit, then erupted into violent coughing. As she trembled, she leaned on the doorframe, trying to steady herself. "I'm fine."

As Petrai leaned on the doorframe, she began to close the door in on herself, giving Madeline even less of a view of her. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:19 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline was quick to put her foot in the doorway to keep it propped open.

"No, you're not. Does Yeonaixho know about this..? Is Roque taken care of?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:22 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai continued leaning on the doorframe. "Yeonaixho's already seen me. He's- he's healed me." She said with shaky breath. She didn't answer the question about Roque, but her grip around the doorframe grew tighter, and her breath grew more erratic.

"I... will take care of Roque." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:24 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Will? I thought she was already placed in the cells.. Is she still in the guest halls or- or loose, somewhere? I can go get her for you and bring her down." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:26 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai erupted into violent coughing again. She paused to catch her breath before answering.

"Yeonaixho... already put her in the cells. He took her powers already." She didn't make eye contact with Madeline. "But I will kill her. I- I need to kill her." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:34 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Petrai, you can't say that." Madeline was quick to say. It wasn't hostile- but more matter-of-fact. She reached out to try to grab Petrai's arm to stabilize her. "Yeonaixho will deal with Roque as he deems fit- you.. shouldn't interfere." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:37 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

When Madeline grabbed for her, Petrai reflexively jumped back, moving away from Madeline's line of sight as she did.

"You- you don't know what she did to me." Petrai pressed her hands to her temples. "I- I need to kill her. I need to make her suffer." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:38 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

She kept her foot in the door, and stepped in closer.

"What.. Did she do..? Do you need more help? You don't seem fully healed.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:44 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I don't even know what she did!" Petrai near-shrieked, a high and horrified and animalistic sound Madeline would be unfamiliar hearing from Petrai.

"She- she put me in this- room, a room of blood, and viscera, and she almost drowned me in it. And it was horrible and hot and, and I can't-" Madeline would be able to hear Petrai dropping to the floor. "She tore my-"

Abruptly, Petrai stopped herself. She whimpered, but said nothing more. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[3:52 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

As she shrieked, Madeline moved her one hand up to cover her ear and tilted her head to put the other ear on her shoulder. She had never heard Petrai be like this- she definitely didn't seem well.

She stepped fully in to the room and quietly closed the door behind her. Her eyes hadn't yet adjusted to the darkness.

"I'm- sorry.. that that happened- I should've been there to help.." Madeline sighed. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[3:55 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai was on her hands and knees in the center of the room, by the bed. Her head was cradled in her hands, and her long, black wings were unfurled around her, open enough to where Madeline would be able to see her injury, and the way her longest flight feathers had been clipped away. She initially seemed unresponsive to Madeline's presence, but looked up when the young guard spoke.

"You shouldn't see me like this." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:05 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

The wings were shocking, to say the least. She had never heard about them before, let alone seen them. Something about it was very off, but.. She couldn't bring herself to judge.

"Sorry-" She apologized again and looked away. ".. I'm not judging you. I just want to help you however I can. You're not well." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:11 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"You-" Petrai started, but stopped herself. "Don't apologize."

She pulled herself up, shakily trying to use her wings to stabilize herself when the rest of her body stumbled. One was still injured, though, and she could properly balance herself. She got to a standing position only by bracing herself on her bedpost.

"You can't let anyone know about this. You can't. Not any of what you've learned here will leave this room." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:14 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. I won't tell anyone. I promise." Madeline said. "Your wing is injured. You should call Yeonaixho in to help fix it or- let me try or.. Anything. It looks painful." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:16 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"He's done what he can." Petrai frowned. She turned her injured wing closer to herself, so she could see how it was torn. "He's always been terrible with wings." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:30 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"He can't fix it..?" Madeline asked quietly. That was a first. "Do you want me to help you bandage it, or disinfect it..? I can't imagine that blood place was sanitary.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:42 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"He has done all he will to help me. He's healed the wound so it has stopped bleeding, and he has repaired the bone. He has repaired part of the muscle. All that is still damaged is... skin, and feathers. He's done everything he will do." Petrai rephrased. It would be... difficult to tell if she was telling the truth. Madeline wouldn't be able to see the injury well in the low light.

Petrai trembled, and slowly nodded. "If you would... clean it, maybe. And wrap it so it doesn't get infected... I can't reach it very well on my own." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[4:46 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

... it sounds more like he didn't want to help her anymore. That was extra odd.

"Of course." She decided not to comment on anything related to Yeonaixho. "Do you have gloves and disinfectant here or should I go grab some from the infirmary..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[4:48 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"There should be some in my bathroom cabinet, top drawer on the left." Petrai said, a hint of relief to her unsteady voice. She sat down on the side of the bed. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:11 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline nodded and headed in to the bathroom. She grabbed the supplies and headed back out to Petrai. She put the wipes down on the bed next to her and looked at the glove. ".. could you help me get this on?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[5:12 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Of course." Petrai said quietly. She took the glove, and carefully pulled it over Madeline's hand. Once that was done, she shifted slightly so her injured wing better faced Madeline. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:16 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Once it was on, she began her work on the wound. She tried to be gentle, but it would still hurt, especially when she could only use one hand to steady herself.

"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, of course, but.. were you born with these wings or did you get them some other time..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[5:18 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai didn't immediately answer. Occasionally, she would flinch as Madeline disinfected the wound, but otherwise remained still.

"I don't know. I can't remember. I've had them as long as I've known, but... there was a time before I can remember." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:55 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I know that feeling." Madeline said. She took a break from disinfecting to look up at Petrai. "How did you.. End up here? On the island?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[7:58 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai let out a shaky sigh. "I came here when we all did. When we first came here. Yeonaixho was going, and I followed. I... don't know why I did." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:59 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"You don't know why? Is that where your memories start?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:01 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

That was met by a shaky laugh. "No. I definitely remember before then. I just..." She shook her head. "Don't make decisions when you're twenty one." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:00 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Ha. Well, I feel like I can't make much of a choice in.. anything, anyway." Madeline said. She definitely couldn't see herself leaving the island and striking off somewhere else, she was basically entirely dependent on Yeonaixho fixing her when her powers took over. "Did you want to come here? Or were you just following him?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:17 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai didn't reply to Madeline's first statement.

She let go of a shaking breath, and with it said things she'd never thought of confessing to anyone before. "I don't know. It's easy not to know, when you're that devoted to someone. Yeonaixho's will might've been my own, for all I cared back then. He wanted to come out here, so I wanted to come out here. In that and in many other things, we were one and the same." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:11 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Ah." Madeline said. That was all new information to her. This was probably the least glowing and praising commentary she had heard about Yeonaixho, and it wasn't even necessarily bad on his part, Petrai just had a lot of blind devotion (ha ha).

"Do you ever regret coming out here..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[7:48 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai remained silent again for a long moment.

"I don't know where I'd be if I wasn't here." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:00 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. that's not super confident.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:02 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I've spent forty of my fifty-one years by Yeonaixho's side and thirty-two following him." Petrai listed off simply. "Do you know what your life would be if you weren't here?" @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[11:16 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I.. I don't even know what it was before I got here, truthfully.. it's hard for me to imagine.." Madeline said and got back to cleaning the wound. "Just yesterday Yeonaixho told me the first thing I'd ever heard about my past and I.. didn't like it. I'd probably be a monster out there hurting more people." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:18 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Then, you understand." Petrai said softly. "It's not easy for people like you or I to simply leave." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:24 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. But you're a good person. Your powers don't hurt people. People like you.. People don't feel safe when I'm around." Madeline said. "I know you feel the same way about me that everyone else does." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:29 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Madeline, nobody likes to be watched. And don't try and insinuate that people actually like me- they respect me, and some fear me, but that's not the same as being liked. I've put a lot of effort into making sure I'm respected instead of liked."

"I don't know what everyone else thinks of you. I, personally, think your powers make you a threat to safety on the island. I think the same about Astrid with her fire, and Luuk with his... whatever he does. My interest has always been in what will keep the most amount of people safe. I'm sorry, if behaving so has in turn, harmed you." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:37 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. I like you, at least. It is comforting to me that if I loose control, no matter where I am, you can come and.. Get Yeonaixho or Albanes to help. It's saved everyone a few times." Madeline said. ".. You thinking that of me isn't surprising. It's how I feel about myself, and what most other people think.. I think your opinion is less hostile than some others.."

".. I know my powers make me dangerous. But I try really hard all the time to keep myself in control- and yesterday Yeonaixho did some kind of new ritual on me, and I feel a lot better. I haven't felt my powers come up since then." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:45 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai sighed. "I'm glad someone finds my presence comforting. Thank you, Madeline. Your opinion isn't universal, I know, but..."

"I'm glad Yeonaixho was able to help you. It's something he's always been... rather good at, I'll admit. He's always liked knowing he's saved someone."

She paused. "In some ways, you remind me of myself, when I was younger. Perhaps that is why I am inclined to be sympathetic to you." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[6:50 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"... I do..? Really..? I find that hard to believe.. I'm the third to the last in ranking and you're.. Right below Yeonaixho. And I can't imagine you were going around with a disgusting ooze arm and hurting people when you were my age.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:54 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"This church was very different when I was your age." Petrai said simply. "There wasn't as much of this... ranking, this sort of order. There were less of us, and we were all on relatively the same playing field. Save for Yeonaixho, of course."

"Still... I can understand what it feels like to be afraid of one's own capabilities." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[8:02 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"What's so scary about your abilities..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[8:04 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"People don't like being seen. They don't like being known. It's a way to exert control over someone by reminding them that I'm watching their every move. Not everyone finds comfort in being watched over." Petrai sighed. "And it isn't very pleasant to be constantly watching, honestly." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:03 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Yeah, I.. guess that's true." Madeline said. She finished up disinfecting the wound and gathered up all the waste. ".. can you still see in to the blood place..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[9:30 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai shivered. "... I can. I still can." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:30 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Is there anything happening there anymore..? I would have figured it would.. disappear or something after she lost her powers.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[9:32 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"... just... I don't know. Her blood demon thing is walking around there." Petrai replied. "I don't want to think about it." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:33 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. weird.." Madeline said. "Anyway. Is your wing feeling better now?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[9:36 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"It is." Petrai nodded. After a pause, she added, "Thank you." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:46 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"It's the least I could do." Madeline said. "Should I just throw out this waste here or do you want me to take it somewhere else? It might start to smell bad soon." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[9:50 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"There should be a place to dispose of it in the hospital." Petrai hummed. "Or the underground infirmary." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[9:53 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I'll toss it in the underground one. Less questions from the guests if they happened to find it.." Madeline said. "While I'm.. already down there.. do you think I could visit Roque? Just from outside, of course.. I want to talk to her now that I know she can't hurt me or Albanes after." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[9:55 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Good thinking." Petrai nodded. It seemed that even now, she was getting back to her normal self.

"I think it should be fine. Teya will be there, too, if anything happens. Don't spend too much time with her, though I doubt you'll want to." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[5:48 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"I don't plan on it." Madeline nodded and stepped back toward the door. "Could you open it for me?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[6:59 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai nodded and carefully approached the door, then opened it for Madeline. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[7:52 AM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Thank you." Madeline said and headed out. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[7:52 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai returned to her bed shortly after Madeline had left. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

petrai takes a nap

[1:24 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

...

Madeline slowly led Petrai back to her room, offering her elbow whenever Petrai needed to lean over.

"Will you be okay to be by yourself?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[1:26 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"I... should be fine." Petrai nodded as she entered the room, letting go of Madeline's arm. "Thank you." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[1:37 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"It is no problem." Madeline said and held up the crossbow, aiming it toward the ground. "You should take this back, but I would advise against using it for now, I think.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[1:43 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai took the crossbow, keeping it aimed downward, and nodded. "Thank you." She started placing it on her desk, then suddenly grimaced, "God, no." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[1:44 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. Are you okay? Is- the blood creature doing something? Or Roque?" Madeline took a small step in to the room. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[1:45 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"No, it's-" Petrai let out a groan. "Yeonaixho. Don't stop by his room on the way out of here." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[1:46 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. Why?" Madeline frowned. "Is he okay?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[1:47 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Petrai frowned. "He's engaging in.... adult activities."

A moment's pause, and she added, "With Peregrine." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[1:53 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline blinked, her face turning a bright red. She was thankful that these walls were thick enough to not hear anything.

"I- I should- try to stop him, right..? He must be- he can't possibly be going along with this willingly-" Madeline said and moved her hand over her face. "Peregrine must- must have done something- like how Roque can make people do stuff against their will or-.." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[1:58 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"No- it's... really best if you don't." Petrai sighed, and pressed a hand to her temple. "Just... let him get whatever this is out of his system."

She frowned, once again contemplating Yeonaixho's choice in partners. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[1:59 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Mmmmmmmmmm.." Clearly, she was intensely uncomfortable, too grossed out to even step out of the room and risk hearing that in the hallway. "Th-this is another thing I can't tell anyone then, I'm guessing..?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:03 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Ehhh.... it's best to keep quiet, yes." Petrai nodded. She walked over to her bed- thankfully, the furthest away point in her room from the wall she shared with Yeonaixho- and collapsed into it, face-down. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:05 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

Madeline would be sure to try to keep it under wraps- especially around Albanes.

"How do we keep Peregrine from talking to Albanes- he's going to try to make her mad." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:06 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Technically, he's not supposed to be talking to you or Albanes anyways." Petrai said from the nest of blankets she was making around herself. "If he tries, we can get him in trouble for it." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:06 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

".. Do I have permission to attack him if he approaches Albanes?" @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:07 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"If he attempts to provoke Albanes yes, though in nature of fairness you must attempt to remove yourselves from the conversation if possible first." @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:09 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

"Yes.. I'll keep that in mind.." Madeline mumbled. She took a step back toward the door. "Okay. I'm going to run away really fast now." @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:11 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

"Good luck." Petrai wished Madeline, before she continued to cocoon herself in blankets. Nap time. @Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline

[2:33 PM]Mads|Roque🩸+Hannah🦈+Madeline:

As Madeline said, she ran out of the the door as quickly as possible.

It could be heard that she stumbled in the hallway, a few times, but kept going. @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

isi and yuga look through things that aren't theirs

[10:17 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga tried the door, found it unlocked, bursted in and pulled Isi in with him. He slammed the door closed, and started barricading it with anything he could find. He was breathing heavily and raspily, red haze still clouding his vision, and he growled, cursing and spitting insults in Vulpese. He wanted to tear on something, to break something. He was so angry it was hard to think, and it was a small miracle he had had the sense to get Isi out of there before he was too deep in rage to be rational.

He pushed any heavy furniture that he could move, against the door, trying to keep at the task no matter how tempting it was to trash the items instead. He shook his head, trying to get the burning in his brain to stop, but the anger and frustration was eventually too much. He threw his head back, opening his jaws and baring his teeth, and yelled, roared out his frustration and rage.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[10:30 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi leaned her full weight against the door untill Yuga found stuff to baracade with, at which point she stumbled into the first place she thought of- the bathroom. She wanted to help Yuga, but knew she couldn't well do that if she was passed out due to blood loss.

It was so incredibly hard to think through the adrenaline and the thick smell of blood, all Isi could see despite her efforts to find towels or anything was handsoap.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[10:41 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga screamed for a while, until he was running himself thin on the oxygen. He huffed, staggered back a bit, and shook himself. He put his hands on his eyes and rubbed.

No wasn't the time for this. He was ANGRY, but it didn't help anymore. Now he needed to think, he needed to help Isi, he needed to figure out how to get out of this mess. Throwing a tantrum was no use. He huffed and puffed, walking in circles, trying to calm down and get the burning, red mist leave his eyes. He tried to find something helpful for Isi's wound, but couldn't concentrate or find anything worth mentioning.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[10:48 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi squeezed her eyes shut while Yuga screamed. It was oh-so tempting to join him, but she was glad that as it ended she at least had gotten to stay still for a minute and not think.

When she opened her eyes, her less-panicked brain allowed her to conceptualize the cabinets in front of her. She opened them with some struggle due to her blood-slicked hands, but it was worth it, since she saw some neatly folded towels and a first aid kit. She looked at Yuga.

"Found...something" she finally just collapsed to the floor in front of the cabinet, beginning to pull out towels and the kit. She felt dizzy.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:02 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga's ears twitched, turning towards Isi's voice. He immediately trotted to them, eyes still blazing, but worry was painted over the anger. He dropped onto his knees next to Isi, helping her take the items out of the cabinet and open the first aid kit. He bluntly told her to remove her clothes from around the wound, and started hastily cleaning the wound, being maybe a bit rough. Once clean, he dressed the wound as well as he could. Though it probably needed stitches, he at least managed to stop the worst blood flow.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:01 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi did so immediately, teeth ripping off the bottom portion of her shirt. She used the portion she ripped off to stop herself from audibly wincing by putting it in her mouth until it was over. Once it was over, she cast the rag aside and looked down to inspect Yuga's handiwork, she looked back at Yuga, relieved. She also looked like she might cry.

"You just saved my life, you know that?"

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[12:08 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga was still panting slightly, breaths wheezing through his nose. His hands were starting to shake more from dissolving adrenaline and nerves. He stared at the bandages, maknig sure they were tight, and covering the wound properly, before he dared to look up at Isi's face. His eyes had started to dim down, and his head was starting to clear as well, and it made his head feel oddly empty.

He stared at Isi, his ears flat on his head and his tail tying limp on the floor, and then he pushed himelf against Isi, trying to be gentle enough not to agitate the wound, and wrapped his arms around her. He didn't say anything, just hugged her close, and shivered.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:21 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

And Isi was hugging him back, which broke the floodgates and she was crying. She couldn't even pretend she wasn't by burying her head in his shoulder, her antlers got in the way of that. She just hugged him. If it was agitating her wound, she barely felt it.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[12:25 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga felt tears on his cheeks as well, and couldn't held back the tiny, pathetic whines and sniffles that escaped him. He gripped the back of Isi's clothes, and held her as tightly as he dared. The red mist was gone, but he still could hardly think. Everything was so horrible. His mind was filled with only darkness.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:48 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

God, it had been a day. It felt like she had just been hearing the announcement to report to the arena. Gradually, her crying died down a little, she started saying things like "it's okay" and "we're gonna be okay" over and over, not sure whether it was more for Yugas benefit or her own.

She knew they needed to get moving, to do what they came here to do, push through the exhaustion, but she was so overwhelmed.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[12:51 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

It took a while for Yuga to stop weeping as well. He sniffled, pulled away from Isi, and wiped his face on his sleeves.

"You... need rest. There's a bed", he mumbled, gesturing out of the bathroom door.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:56 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi stiffened a little and shook their head, started urgently drying her face.

"No, no I don't. We came here for a reason, I'm not gonna just rest" she insisted, she started steadying herself to get up.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[12:57 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

"You're hurt! You can't move a lot!" Yuga insisted, and stood up as well, putting his paws on Isi's shoulders.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[1:01 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

"Roy was hurt. You were hurt, Ryunoske was hurt. You all kept going" she protested. "If I can still help, I'm going to, and I'm sure as hell not letting you go alone either."

They looked so determined, there was now some blood smeared on their face from trying to dry their tears.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[1:06 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga shook his head.

"I'm sure Roy is resting now. He didn't run away after shot! You have a big wound! You need to stay still so it stops bleeding", Yuga said sternly. Then, his eyes softened. "I won't leave you. You rest, I try to find something helpful. First, we need to get most blood off. They can find us easily if we leave marks." Yuga pointed at Isi's hooves. They probably would leave bloody hoofmarks everywhere.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[1:30 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi looked at him, trying to find any way to protest his logic, but quite honestly couldn't in this headspace. She gave a small defeated sigh.

"I'll clean off the blood, then I'll join you and see if I can help find things" she replied.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[2:01 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga nodded with a small smile, and stood up. He washed his hands from blood, his face as well... Then, he went to explore the room for anything interesting. Hm. Why did Petrai keep her extra soap in the bedroom? :hmmm:

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[2:08 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi quickly cleaned off the blood that was- well, everywhere ,trying to dry it off her fur, her braid, her hooves, her face. She used a good amount of soap to get rid of the blood smell. Petrais bathroom was quite a mess after everything, in all honesty. Afterwards she tested walking, and made her way to the study, trying to skim the many documents and things for anything useful, also making a mess. Sorry not sorry, Petrai.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[2:10 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

There weren't very many useful documents- or many documents, at all- on the desk, but when Isi started opening the drawers, she'd come across a crisp folder simply labeled 'Island Plans'. Inside, she found the blueprints and diagrams of every structure on the island, including the underground tunnels. @sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁 @Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[2:18 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi's eyes widened a little upon opening the drawers and finding the plans. This was perfect, exactly what they needed. She looked through them until she found the diagram of the tunnels, which is also how she realized how very lucky she was to even escape them, actually, but that's fine.

"Yuga- look at this" she called, pulling out the plans and putting them on the desk, the plans that detailed the tunnels and the jail.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[2:04 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga's head popped up and he looked towards Isi's voice. He got up and hurried to the study.

"What you find?" he asked, and looked at the papers.

"Oh! A map?" he asked, and came to look closer.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[5:03 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi nodded. "There's the tunnel system, the prison, the lab- I wish Roy and Darcy had this" she replied. "I don't really know how to find Ryunoske, or at least where he made the announcement" isi skimmed more of the plans, trying to think of anything to help them.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[5:17 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga nodded, frowning in thought and inspected the floor plans.

"Where could the annoooncement be made?" he muttered. "I think we are in the right building."

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[5:20 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi paused, trying to think. After a few seconds, she made a little noise that could have been a laugh. "Actually- I think I know. We gotta find Yeonaixho's room" she started looking at the plans again.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[5:21 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

"Oh? That's a good guess. It makes sense," Yuga nodded. He looked at Isi for a moment, expecting some kind of explanation for her reaction. When they didn't elaborate, he asked:

"How did you think of it?"

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[5:26 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

She paused. "Uh..well, Ryunoske mentioned how there was rope in the room and that Peregrine had been there last- and Darcy told me they only got the necromancy book because Peregrine had been in Yeonaixhos room and stolen it"

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[8:48 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga didn't understand the connection between Peregrine and the ropes, but he smiled brightly and nodded. "Good thinking! Let's find it."

Yuga scanned the floor plans, and quickly spotted Yeonaixho's room.

"There." He tapped the paper.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[9:42 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi looked at the room. "Oh, thats- like right beside us, actually" Isi replied. She looked out of the study, at the very sturdy baracade Yuga had managed to make, and at her own bandages, where a spot of red was slowly growing. She also looked at Yuga, who's rage had only just died down and who had just been clawed at by an angry guard a minute ago.

It was seeming more and more like he was right, that they should wait a minute.

"Maybe Petrai has some other stuff in here that could help, wouldn't hurt to look around a little longer"

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[10:10 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga scratched the base of his ear, and looked at the floor plan. Then he looked up at Isi.

"Oh, that's a good idea. Maybe we find a weapon or some good information that could help everyone", he nodded. He then looked at Isi's wound as well, and frowned.

"...you should lie down, though."

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[11:29 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

"yeah, that's still not happening. But, I can stay in the study and you can check the bedroom, that way I don't really move much" she replied, smiling a little.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:33 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

"Okay, don't move too fast", Yuga nodded, and coughed lightly. He returned to the bedroom to snoop around.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:42 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi nodded in assurance before Yuga left. Unfortunately, she was rather slow with seraching, and didn't discover much except Petrai's apparent obsession with even more handsoap.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[12:44 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga went back to the bedroom to do some searching, but he kind of zoned out, sitting on his knees next to the bed and shivering quietly, getting lost in thought thinking about their whole situation.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:48 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Clearly Petrai was trying to wash away the sins of dooming an entire island of contestants because oh my gods theres more soap.

Either that or Isi just, was exhausted. It was really tempting to just lay down, like Yuga said she should, it really really was.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[12:53 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yeah no Yuga is having a breakdown he's not finding shit he's crying.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:57 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi, exhausted and having no luck in the study, goes to find Yuga in the bedroom. First thing she registers is feathers, second thing is Yuga on the floor crying, to which she immediately sits down next to him.

"Maybe...your rest idea isn't so bad. The door is baracaded anyway, right?" She didn't know really how to comfort him, unless he wanted a hug. Honestly, another one of those sounded nice right now, especially when she was sleepy.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[1:00 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga cleared his throat and started drying his face immediately when he noticed Isi back in the bedroom. He sighed.

"Yeah. I don't think anyone can easily get in", he murmured, and sniffled.

"Why... I..." He cut himself off and shook his head, sighing again.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[1:13 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi just looked away and nodded a little, whatever that meant.

She looked at Petrais bed, and instead of doing the logical choice of climbing into it, she instead start pulling everything off of it, pillows and blankets falling around them. She half expected to find handsoap tucked under the pillows.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[1:15 PM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

There were more feathers on the bed- long black ones, the mussy, grayish shed of molting. Huh. At least it wasn't soap. @sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁 @Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[6:25 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga looked as Isi pulled the blankets and pillows onto the floor. He glanced at her with a tired little smile, and started arranging them into a nice nest to lay down on for the both of them.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[6:40 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi sneezed when a few feathers landed on her. The sneeze speckled the carpet with little flecks of blood, which was probably not good, but she was too busy helping Yuga arrange blankets and pillows to notice.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[6:42 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga startled when Isi sneezed, and startled even more when he saw the blood drops. His ears flattened, and he looked at Isi with wide eyes. He grabbed them by the shoulders, and started pushing them down onto the beddings.

"Rest! Lie down! Now!" He said strictly.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[6:54 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi let themselves be pushed, but did similarly put their hands on Yuga's shoulders to tug him down with them.

"You too."

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[7:04 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

"Gah-", Yuga flopped onto the pillows and blankets next to Isi. He huffed, propping himself up on his elbows and threw them a mildly miffed look, but it softened with a small smirk and at tailwag.

"Okay..." he murmured, though glanced at Isi's wound worriedly. Then, he sighed, and pulled the blankets' sides over them for warmth and comfort, and snuggled to Isi's side. Double cocoon time.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[7:09 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi smiled and exhaled in a little laugh at Yuga's expression, but once he was down they snuggled to Yuga too, now firmly trapped in blankets.

Nap time.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[9:01 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga sat up carefully in the blankets, listening and looking around. He knew Isi was probably awake, but he didn't want to move too abruptly to force her to get up as well. They were still alone in Petrai's room. Nothing alarming seemed to be happening.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[9:02 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi's ears flicked. They seemed to be listening as well, for nothing.

Finally, she raised her head, looking around. Barricade still completely intact. Good, but worrying.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[9:03 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga looked down at Isi when she moved.

"Good morning", he said. He was surprised to find out light behind the windows. They had slept peacefully through the whole night.

"How do you feel?"

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[9:09 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi sat up slowly, testing her movement.

"A lot better, actually." She replied, gently pressing on where her wound was. It was more of a dull ache now, somehow. She looked at Yuga.

"How about you?" She didn't mention the crying. She looked at the windows, not know whether to be relieved or troubled by the fact that they somehow slept through the night.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[9:20 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga smiled with relief, hearing Isi felt better.

"That's good", he said. At her question, he blinked, remembering properly all the hurt and disappointment from yesterday, and his mind darkened.

"...I'm okay", he mumbled. Then, he looked around again.

"We're so late..." he said truthfully. "Ryu..."

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[9:26 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

They smiled a little in relief when Yuga responded.

Isi looked at the door, and sighed. She stood up out of the blanket pile. "Yeah, we are late. I guess we didn't accomplish much, other than being in Petrais room and somehow not...wait, if the staff are still here, why haven't they tried to get us out? Where are they?" Her mind seemed like it was jumping so many places.

Isi felt like the blood trail she left made it pretty obvious where they'd hid.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[9:46 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

"I don't know", Yuga shook his head slowly. He also stood up, and shook himself.

"...I guess we should look around some more."

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[9:47 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi looked around. "Yeah, maybe it'll be easier now that we're not exhausted" Isi replied.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[9:53 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga nodded, and wandered around, sniffing, mainly to find something to eat. Hungry boy. He went to the table and took a look in the drawers.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁 @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[9:56 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

In the top drawer, underneath a few folded pillowcases, was an intricately beaded tassel. It seemed like it was the pendant of a chain of prayer beads, but the beads themselves were nowhere to be found. At the end of the tassel was pair of long, black feathers. The beads on the tassel itself were red and orange wood, and carved with intricate patterns. It didn't seem like it fit with the rest of church's practice. @Twig | Taisto + Yuga @sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[10:15 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga tilted his head, and lifts the item out of the drawer to look at it. Not food :(

"What's this?" he mused.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[10:42 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi looked over at the item. It was very pretty, but they weren't entirely sure what to make of it.

"Those..look like the feathers that came off the bed, from Petrai. Probably something to do with that?"

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:14 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga hummed.

"Back home people made many things out of their fur", he mused, and shrugged.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:44 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

"it must be important..." Isi pondered. "Maybe there's other stuff here. You only checked the drawers" isi replied, moving to check other parts of the room.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[7:48 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga hummed in reply, still looking at the tassel. He gave it a little sniff to see if he could tell if the feathers were Petrai's, or maybe someone else's, if the item was a gift from someone, for example.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁 @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[7:51 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

The feathers didn't smell like Petrai's, but they did carry a similar scent. Like they came from someone related to her. @Twig | Taisto + Yuga @sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[11:16 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Looting around Petrai's desk, Isi came across a prayerbook , assorted documents, and a box of letters all between Petrai and someone named Sadihak Rouwae. @sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁 @Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:20 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi pulled out the prayer book, documents, and letters. she decided to skim the documents first, still feeling a little wrong about going through soomeones things, though that feeling would likely go away the more she thought about how Petrai had shot Roy.

@innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄) @Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:23 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

The documents were all legal jargon and boring management things. Boring. @sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[11:23 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga tilted his head, wondering who had gifted the tassel to Petrai. Then, he carefully put it back to where he found it from, and covered it like it had been before.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[11:27 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Boring documents! moving on to invading personal life. Letter time!

@innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[11:27 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:30 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

The letter Isi first looked at was one written by Petrai. It, at first, seemed to be written in the same dull cadence Petrai spoke about everything with, but the contents of the letter were quite unique. Petrai expressed to Sadihak an intense, personal, bodily longing, a very distinct yearning to be with them in a very specific way. An... erotic way. That might teach Isi not to go through people's stuff. @sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁 @Twig | Taisto + Yuga (nsfw)

[11:35 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi made a loud, audible EUGH and put the letter down. She picked another at random from the pile, this time from who she will now be referring to as the hacky sack guy, really more out of a self-destructive curiousity than any belief she'd find something.

@innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄) @Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:37 AM]innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄):

Sadihak's letter was, by all measures, the same thing but far, far worse. The language they used was far more explicit and far more descriptive. They described in detail the specific... acts they wished to perform. 'Eugh', right. Sorry Isi. @sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[11:38 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

"What did you find?" Yuga asked, walking over and trying to take a peek over Isi's shoulder.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[11:44 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi startled, then quickly put the letters all back in the drawer and slammed it shut before Yuga could see. "Nothing! Nothing. So much nothing. Let's go look somewhere else" Isi replied quickly.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:53 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga flinched back a bit, and blinked. He looked at Isi, and then the drawer. That was an odd reaction. What had she found? Then the intercom made him flinch another time. He looked around, and seemed confused. Petrai...? Why was she in the intercom? And why was she surrendering the belongings? Was it a trap, or had she been forced to do so? Or was she on their side now?

Yuga made a small, confused growl.

"What do you think happened when we slept?" he mumbled.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[11:56 AM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi looked at the intercom, then back at Yuga. "I don't know, but whatever happened, I'm still not gonna trust her." Isi stepped away from the desk, and looked at the barricade. "I also know that we probably shouldn't stay here much longer, and I kinda wanna see if we can get into Yeonaixho's room. Darcy found the necromancy book there, maybe he has some other stuff in there that can help us figure out what he's doing" Isi replied. a bit of a ramble, but she truly doubted she wanted to search in Petrais room anymore,

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[11:59 AM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga looked at Isi again, and then followed her gaze to the barricade. He nodded, and went over to start removing the furniture. It felt a lot heavier than it had felt yesterday. He grit his teeth and huffed, pushing them aside.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:02 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

Isi could now help with this task, hopefully making it a bit easier on Yuga. They were making good time getting the barricade all un-barricaded.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[12:32 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga smiled lightly when Isi joined to help him. Soon the way was clear.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:42 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

As soon as the door was cleared, Isi opened the door a little bit to listen out into the hallway, make sure it was safe.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga

[12:47 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga caught his breath, and looked for the crossbow. He couldn't find it :(

Then, he focused on the door as well.

@sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁

[12:51 PM]sketti | Eben 🕶 + Isi 🍁:

When Isi didn't hear, smell, or see anyone, she opened the door more and slipped out, gesturing for Yuga to follow. She remembered where Yeonaixho's room was, and as soon as Yuga began to follow she took them there.

@Twig | Taisto + Yuga @innsjo (glass🎸+ darcy🖋+ npcs❄)

[12:54 PM]Twig | Taisto + Yuga:

Yuga followed close by.