Nelson
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*Mia felt that she was being dragged, subconsciously. It took a while for her to finally open her eyes. Her whole body was trembling due to the fever, and the forest wasn't the warmest of places to be. This fever could easily turn into something far more dangerous. A person's voice struck her, causing a headache. Then she realised that it was, in fact, a person. In the middle of the woods.*

"Wh... What's going on?"

*Her voice was weary, as if she was ill for a while now. This wasn't natural. People don't collapse and start having a fever out of nowhere. And people DEFINITELY don't usually have some sigil on their palm that burns through clothing, in case the human would notice it.*

*Slowly opening her eyes, Mia saw that the person was an elf - at least similar to one. Perhaps a shapeshifter? Both are good explanations to why she was in the forest, but none can explain how they had met. And what was up with the twig? Mia then realised that she, in fact, hasn't seen the twig, nor Ringo, ever since. It was a bit... Unsettling. Especially seeing as the raven had technically killed her in the nightmare.*

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Mary
"Shhh... Shhhh.." Her heart was racing as she peeked back out around the brush. "Were you traveling alone? Was anyone tracking you?" Her questions were odd, but of course Arainne had plenty of reason to ask them. She was putting herself at great risk trying to help this faun.

"You collapsed. I'm not sure what happened. You... You sort of swayed and then fell to the ground. I went to check and see if you were still breathing and when I tried to slap your cheek to wake you, I noticed you had a fever." Her movements were quick and jerky. As though she was doing her best to conceal the fact that the two of them were under the brush.

Lifting her gaze to Fereisia, she clicked her tongue and the fox skittered away. It was far easier for the fox to wander through the woods. Arainne had been able to teach her commands. If there was trouble, Ferisia would return and lay down flat on her side. If it was all clear, she'd simply sit down on her backside.

"What are you doing out here in the woods? And does this happen often? Perhaps you should see a healer if it does?" Once the girl was awake enough, Arainne stood up. "I saw some elderflower near where I found you. We can put it under your tongue and it will lower your fever."

With that said, Arainne didn't bother to wait for the girl to respond. She slipped from the brush and quickly found the elderflower before scurrying back under the heavy brush. Only a few minutes later, Ferisia approached and crawled in from a small spot where she sat on her backside. A sigh of relief escaped her lips. "Good girl." She said to the fox.

"Put this under your tongue." With her fingers, Arainne ripped up the leaf and offered it to the faun. "It will help you.."
Nelson
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"T-t-this is the f-f-first time this has h-happened. I don't know what was that."

*Mia's teeth clattered against each other, as it'd be expected from a fever. At least, I think so. It's been a while since I've been sick, let alone had a fever. But Mia was suffering, and that goddamn bird was nowhere to be seen. Let her here, gave her a fever and dipped. Typical bird. All feathers, no trustworthiness... Or is there?*

*The faun recognized the plant, and accepted it from the human, doing as told. It wasn't much, but it certainly will help soon, since, if I recall correctly, putting medicine under your tongue helps it take effect. Don't take my word for it though, I might be bamboozling all this information due to lack of knowledge. Either way, Mia still hadn't noticed that the human was, well, a human. Good job on disguising!*

*Closing her eyes once more, feeling too tired to answer questions, for now, Mia saw the red eyes through the darkness that closing her eyelids granted. The same red eyes from the nightmare that caused the fever. Had she become schizophrenic or something? However, opening and closing her eyes didn't help. The ominous eyes were still there. Watching. Waiting.*
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*When she fell asleep, another dream appeared. This time, Mia was walking through a thick, black fog, the dark eyes watching from the sky, being the only thing she could see. At least, Mia thought it was the sky, since it was upwards. Then, the fog cleared in one direction. The faun headed towards it, her legs getting heavier and heavier as she came closer. When she finally came into viewing distance of the light that had shone from the end of this foggy corridor, her legs felt as if they were made of something even more dense than lead... On the ground, there was the sigil which was also on her palm. The red light coming from it blinked, and summoned a swarm of insects that landed on her body. Mia tried running, tried screaming, but she was too tired. The insects began spreading fungi and pestilence, all over her, with her screaming internally with agony, as the process was worse than the Spanish Inquisition.*

*But then, it stopped. Suddenly, there was nothing. No sigil, no insects, no pain. Only the fog and the red eyes in the sky. And they made her feel bloodlust. They told Mia to kill. Serve her master... And she will be rewarded.*

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