Desperation|Raynham, Reave

[adris]

Adris came flying into Reave at full speed, his horse noticably exhausted as he dismounted and began a frantic search. The community was rebuilding nicely and because of this his haste seemed very much out of place compared to the mood of the clears pulling their lives back together.

"Anybody a doctor?!? A politician!?! I need help, this is life or death!"

He looks around shouting like a fool. He knows he probably looks rediculous the way he is going on like he is, but he has proven to be one track mind in the past and things should be no different now that he is in panic.

[bartimaeus]

Sara and Cecilia head out of the tent and head towards the river. There's not much talking between them as Sara soaks in the warmth of the morning sunlight. The weather seemed to be going quite well considering the time of year. Sara is pulled out of her basking when she hears the commotion the rider was producing.

"Stay close Cecilia, it sounds like there's someone in trouble." Sara gently pulls Cecilia closer to her in case she needed to move out of the way in any hurry. Sara turns and makes a bee line straight for where she could hear the man shouting. Sara turns the corner around a tent and nearly comes face to face with a jittery horse. "I heard someone calling for a doctor? I'm a healer, what do you need help with?" Sara pushes Cecilia behind her to stop her from getting in the horses way.

[adris]

Adris jumped down from the horse and not even considering that these two are clears he held his arms open as if to embrace Sara, but then realized as strangers that might lower his chances to getting what he wished for. He fell to his hands and knees as one would bow to royalty before rising to just his knees and making his intentions known.

"A friend of mine in Ilyamen is mortally sick, and I fear for how much time she has left in this world. The complications are of the lungs from what I heard. Please, there are not doctors available in Ilyamen, so I come to Reave praying for a kind soul. I don't have much money and am a very able worker and will do anything to make up my debts. And if you are a Clear I am even willing to... well..." it takes him a moment to swallow his fears and say this, "allow myself to make the ultimate sacrifice, just please anything to save my friends life."

It leaves a bad taste as he almost volunteers to be placed under clear control, but Adris has developed a sense of altruism to the point that he believes all life to be more important then his own... something he needed to have to stop himself from slaying some of his more greedy charges in the past.

[aivea]

Cecilia looks from one to the other and goes over to Adris before saying, "I'm just a Fire type and I don't think Sara's a Clear."

She then asks, "Do you think your friend would like company? I'm not a healer but I can help in other ways."

The two years Cecilia had spent in slavery had the unfortunate effect of causing the twelve year ago to act like someone older than she is. She doesn't know if it can be guessed that's why though.

[adris]

Seeming very releaved at the woman's response he rose with a smile that seemed so wide his face would start to tear from the strain of it all. He has hope again, it was strange that the offer was so quick but he wasn't one to say no when time was of the essance.

"Any help she can get would be most appreciated. Although I find it a little strange that you trust to follow me without knowing my character. In any case, just name your price and give me a little time and I shall pay it."

He looks from one set of eyes to the other. He can't be choosy and the forces may have pulled some strings to make it so he stumbled so easily onto this jackpot. He was not to take this for granted and work as he promised for him... for some reason his debt to the spirits reappeared in his mind but he pushed that back knowing Fauna needs help.

[bartimaeus]

Sara looks at the man. "I don't accept payment, I think it's wrong to be born with a gift and use it so only the wealthy can afford to use it. Right, we mustn’t dawdle here any longer. I'll need to run to my tent to grab my saddle bag, my horse is tied off on the edge of the camp. You'll have to fill me in on everything as we go. I need to know where she got the wound, how long ago and what symptoms she's been having since you saw her last." Sara briskly turns to Cecilia.

"Cecilia I need your help. I need you to run back to Bremen, he'll probably be somewhere near that little garden I was telling you about not far from the river." Sara points behind her "It's that way, just head that way and you'll not miss it. Tell him what's going on and where we're going. I'll need you to come with me, I'll need someone I can trust when I'm working with the woman." Sara pats her on the back gently "Go now, quickly, I'll meet you at the garden with Philip." Sara stands tall as the young girl runs off to find Bremen.

"Right my tent is this way, you can fill me in as we go" Sara turns and runs towards her tent, heedless of the clears angry shouts as they jump out of her and the man's way.

[aivea]

Cecilia nods and runs off toward the garden. She's running a little slower than full speed to avoid falling and getting cut on any sharp rocks again.

[adris]

Adris tries to put all of the information together, his mind naturally forgetting details that Raina gave him. He would have slapped himself in the face if he thought this situation called for any sort of comedy. Insted he just sighed deeply and answered to the best he could.

"Her name if Fauna. It isn't exactally a wound, it's an illness spreading all across Ilyamen from what I heard. Its contagious all across the city, but seeing how populated the downtown area still is I would say it was from a more populated center like the marketplace. As far as her symptoms they are mostly in the lungs with breathing complications, also her heart seems to be labored recently as well. Lastly, she is in an opium induced stupor at the moment to relieve a little of the pain. Besides that all I need to know is we need to move quickly."

Adris patted his horse as softly as he could, almost like trying to tell it he is sorry for all but running it into the ground... just one trip back though and things would be fine, that and he doubted these horses would be as fast so the pace would be easier to handle.

[bartimaeus]

"I think I've heard rumor of this airborne disease...My mother called it the red something. Well then in that case I'll not be taking Cecilia. Her system wouldn't be able to handle it, especially considering recent events. It's ok she's with Bremen, he'll know what's going on and look after her." Sara calls back as she continues to run towards her tent.

Upon reaching the tent Sara throws open the tent flap and races in. A quick scan to make sure she doesn't leave behind any of the essentials and she re-emerges a few seconds later. "My Horse is tied to the trees on the edge of the camp over there" Sara points to a few tents away. "My friends' tent is near by; I'll need to grab some things that I'm low on before we leave." Sara doesn't wait for the reply, and runs off towards the place she had indicated.

Sara reaches Shula and Bremen's tent and throws back the tent flap. This tent was always so dark during the day. Sara searches and notices that Bremen's bag is leaning against the bedroll he had yet to put away. Sara scrounges around pulling out what seemed random pouches, one of the pouches contained Bremen's supply of Eucalypt leaves. Sara puts the bag back and runs outside again, throwing the tent flap closed with her foot as she passes it.

Making sure the man was still with her, Sara turns and runs to the edge of the camp. Philip is tied to the same tree as she had left him a few days earlier, only it looks like someone's been to groom him and extend the rope so he could graze further out. Sara would have to find the person and thank them when she got back. Sara ties her saddle bag into the saddle which had also been cleaned and jumps onto the horse. Turning around to see where the man was Sara waits for him to mount.

"You'll have to lead the way; I don't know where I'm going. This will be my first time at Ilyamen." Sara waits to the man to take the lead. A short nudge to Philip's flanks and Sara is cantering off right behind the man and his horse.

[adris]

Adris is confused with the flurry of action that just took place. He managed to stick behind the woman but just barely. The one thing that ran through his mind is how in the world anyone could do this. Maybe his head was just too slow outside of anything that isn't one track but things were still made difficult just trying to keep up with his eyes. When he only saw the doctor waiting at the end he stopped for a second but decided not to question it too much.

"all right, follow me, we will be slower then I would like but I need to return this horse when we get to Ilyamen, trust me it is better to go where we are going on foot once we reach the city anyway."

With a wave of his hand and a kick of his mount Adris got started in the direction of Ilyamen. From time to time he placed his hand over his symbol and spoke his soil fertility prayer... as it was the closest he had to a prayer of life. He was hoping that he would be in time to save Fauna.

[bartimaeus]

(err...Sara is a *her* you've got *man* at the start there.... :S)

Sara gives the man riding in front of her enough room for a sudden stop and keeps Philip racing behind. The horse snorted and panted but from the way it was flicking it's ears Sara knew her horse is having a good time. It wasn't often that she needed to race the horse but Philip was bred to run and he was certainly enjoying the exercise.

The man ahead was relentless in his race towards Ilyamen but Sara made sure he knew she could keep up. Generally when there was a backward glance to see where she was she'd give a wave accompanied by a competitive smile. Despite the grim circumstances Sara felt the urge to let it be known she could ride just as fast as anyone else, and if anything they could move faster.

[adris]

(OOC: You know, I typed that thinking the word woman in my head and it still came out wrong. My fingers move before my brain does far too often.)

Adris flipped a look back from time to time, seeing that the horse in question was good enough to keep up with his steed. This brought some level of relief to his mind knowing that he could make the trip faster, as fast as he could safely ride his horse. It was obvious that his lack of actual riding ability showed as the horse had to correct it's path from time to time because of the fact that Adris had too much weight on one side at any given time. In any case it was just a matter of time before he actually got to see Fauna, they were very close.

(OOC2: want to make a topic for their arrival in Ilyamen or prefer I do it?)

[bartimaeus]

(I'd prefer you to start the new one, and I'll post once I know what's going on in Ilymen after your post. Thanks )