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| Having left Soronielle in the stables, and paying the boy there an extra few gold to make sure she's well taken care of, Osian begins walking down the streets of Moorgate. He turns a corner, onto Brent Street with a slight smile on his face. There aren't too many people on the streets this early in the morning, but he recognizes a few friends and expresses his greetings. Soon he enters the Mage's Guild, and makes his way to the embassy. He slowly descends, and walks along Trader's Way for a while, enjoying the cool forest air. After a few minutes Osian nods to himself, and steps into Timberwood itself. Osian kneels, searching through the undergrowth for just the right herbs. After several minutes of searching, he finds a good patch and begins harvesting the precious herbs. Soon his pouch begins to fill, and he's nearly ready to head back to town. He is just about to leave when he spots another patch of a rare herb. Osian slowly strides over towards where it grows. He starts to kneel again, but suddenly stops, halfway bent to the ground. His pouch of newly-gathered herbs falls from his hands, and rolls under a nearby bush. He grasps at his chest, and his face contracts in pains as he falls to the ground. Meanwhile... Orchid furiously stormed past Dove, the skies becoming clear once more, the fire ball slowly vanishing from his hand... Very angered at the events which had taken place. Perhaps a nice walk in timberwood shall sooth my nerves...Orchid thought to himself. Sighing he began his walk.... A little while later... Walking just past the guild embassy, Orchid turned towards an herb patch, seeing various herbs scattered in that direction....What he came to see came as quite a shock, Osian on the floor gasping for breath... He immediatley began muttering the words of heal spells and frantically searching for herbs... Having left the Adventurer's Guild for a bit, Dove returns to the Mages Guild to get some sword and heart runes from her locker to aid the stranger. Pondering still on Osian's motives, she decides to seek him out to speak with him. Asking people where he might be, an elder finally tells her that Osian had travelled to the embassy earlier. She enters and wanders around looking for her friend. Finding nothing, she remembered a talk they had recently had where he told her of new herbs he had found. Smiling to herself, she sets off down Trader's Way. After a time wandering through Timberwood, she hears Orchid's panic stricken voice and runs the rest of the way to the herb patch. Her eyes take in Osian on the ground and Orchid's frantic searching. She drops to her knees by Osian and examines him, trying to figure out the cause of his pain. "Osian! Can you hear me? What's happening to you?" She pulls a pouch from her pack and removes a small bottle of gleaming liquid. "Can you drink this? It will help you relax and ease the pain. Talk to me, Osian..." Osian writhes around on the ground, the pain so intense he can't even acknowledge the presence of his friends. And then, as suddenly as it began, the pain vanishes. Coughing and spluttering, Osian looks up, blinking his eyes a few times to attempt to focus. He sits up, and shakes his head for a couple seconds before looking over at his friends. "Something...." he shakes his head and waits a moments before trying to continue. "Something's different.. within me.. I can feel it." Osian stares blankly for a few seconds. Finally he blinks, rubs temples, and then begins to stand. Osian shakes his head at the offers of aid from Dove and Orchid. "Nae.. nae.. I'm alright now.. I'm not sure what happened, but I'm fine.. I'll be fine. Could ye help me gather up some of these herbs, though? I promised Telarrin I'd be back with them soon.." |
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