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∞ 53: Those in the dark [action/accidental sound]

[A bedraggled figure slowly drags himself towards the edge of the village, swaying dangerously every few steps and having to stop to recover. Spatters of blood mar the normally white portions of his coat and darken the deep gray sections. Bloody strips of material hang loosely around his neck in place of his scarf, pulled loose after nearly suffocating on too tightly-wrapped bandages.

On Albert's forehead is a mark, dark against his pale skin. He finally kneels after swaying just a little too much, nearly collapsing as his head aches.

His journal drops from somewhere above, and the hooting of a small owl can be heard.]

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[Oh, Yuri. At least the way is fairly straightforward, and it's easier for Raine to take the lead since Yuri's doing more of the supporting. She's also keeping an eye on Albert's condition in case this does prove to be too much exertion for him.]

[Albert can't exactly complain about the exertion, and he's too focused on keeping his footsteps fairly steady on the way back. The healing helped with his breathing, which was really what had been crippling him on his way back to the village. And if he closes his eyes, his head doesn't hurt as much...

Trying to be optimistic is a pain.]

[As long as he doesn't show any signs of stumbling... in any case, they seem to be making reasonable time. Slow, but careful enough. That doesn't keep her from worrying, though.]

... Albert, are you all right, or do you need a break?

[There's that vaguely annoyed look again. He shoots Raine an impatient glance before shutting his eyes again.]

[He caught that one. He'd tell Albert off for glaring when Raine's trying her best, but he'll just chalk it up to the fact that he's in pain.]

I guess that means we keep going.

... Indeed. [She sighs a little]

It shouldn't be too much longer, in any case. It's the farthest house to the right, with the stable outside of it.

[Farthest house to the right ... yep, he sees it. Yay for knowing where he's going now!]

Alright, I see it.

Good.

[Directions are your friend, Yuri. Now that that's taken care of, Raine goes back to monitoring Albert's progress anyway, mentally running over how to make him more comfortable once they arrive at the house.]

[Albert's breathing is growing increasingly labored, but he simply clenches his jaw and continues walking. He can feel a slight slap of wind in the face as Rune takes off, and he opens his eyes to see the owl disappear somewhere. They're soon at the door of the house.]

[Mission mostly complete. Awesome. Yuri makes sure his grip on Albert is good enough before glancing over at Raine.]

I've got him. Go ahead and open the door.

[Raine frowns at Albert's declining stamina and the change in his breathing, but at least they're at the door now. She'll take care of him in just a few moments -- nodding to Yuri, she slowly detaches herself and steps to the front door, turning the knob and holding it open for the men.]

Easy now. This way... his room is down at the end of the next hall.

[So close now. For a moment, Albert grumbles to himself about having the room farthest from the front door, but ... whatever. Lead the way, folks.]

[Righto. Double-checking his grip first, Yuri leads Albert inside the house, glances around quickly, and starts to steer Albert in the direction of the room Raine indicated.]

[The house itself is fairly straightforward; through the living room, then turning the corner to the hallway, heading down...]

At the end here. [She moves ahead to open his door for the two of them; whatever scuffle had been in the room has been straightened up by now.] Almost there, now.

[Albert manages to keep his eyes open as he looks into his room. He gives an unreadable look at a familiar little owl perched on his bookshelf, then turns his attention towards his bed.

It was such a bittersweet parting; he had been ready to take an afternoon nap when the kidnapping had occurred. But that would make the reunion that much sweeter.]

[And since logical reasoning says it's a Good Idea (tm), Yuri will be leading Albert over to the bed now. He'll be careful about it, too. No need to fling the guy onto it when they worked so hard on being careful.]

[Raine goes over to the side of the bed, waiting for Albert to be eased down and settled so she can prepare another healing spell for his breathing.]

[Albert lies on his back after Yuri sets him down, eyes shutting wearily. He gestures vaguely with one bloody hand; he can't very well express his gratitude at the moment.]

[~~WAVE ME OFF WILL YOU, MR. SILVERBERG--nah, he gets it~~ Yuri smiles a little to show that he gets what Albert's attempting to make a point of and backs off so Raine can heal him properly.]

First aid.

[The blood, and the wound still need to be cleaned properly, and those bloody clothes taken care of, but he also needs to rest. She'll just have to prepare things while he does so.]

... Thank you again for your help, Yuri.

[Albert is going to do his best not to pass out/fall asleep now that he's on his back. Mmm, nice and comfortable bed...]

[Bed ... oh yeah, he was on his way home to get some sleep ~~with Judy~~ before this all happened. He'll stick around a little longer in case Raine needs him for something, but if he's not needed anymore, he'd love to get home right about now. Not like he's in a major rush, but yeah.]

No problem. I guess I just chose a good time to wander around town.

Edited 2009-04-09 04:05 (UTC)

Indeed...

In any case, we should be fine for now. It's getting late, and we can talk more about things at a better time.

[Albert's just about dozing at the moment. Sorry, guys.]

[S'all good, Albert. Go on and pass out, have a blast. Unless that's bad. Then don't do that.]

Right. I'll talk to you later, then.

[With that, he makes his way to the door while giving a short, backhand wave, and wanders on out.]

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