"No such thing as 'just a flesh wound'," Piero replied.  "Without treatnent and without a white mage, infection could set in.  Blood poisoning, or gangrene, and you could lose the whole leg.  Now sit down and let me have a look!"  Fortunatly, it proved to be long and shallow.  He swabbed it out quickly with a cloth soaked in potion, then bandaged it.<br/><br/>"Try not to strain it overnight, and it'll heal clean by morning.  You might not even scar."  Piero chuckled as he rose.  "Now, if you<i>want</i>a scar, you can pick at the scabs.  But I advise against that."<br/><br/>Finished, it was just a slog along the wet trail and up the hill.  He didn't comment on the decision to have Lydalia lead their little band - she seemed competent, but then they all seemed competent.  The only orotest he might have made was if they had made<i>him</i>the commander.  He was far better suited, he knew, as an advisor.<br/><br/>They made camp as the sun set, Piero getting a fire lit in the damp wood he gathered with the cantrip Firette.  It was just a spark, really, but it coukd ignite anything thag woukd burn.  Soon he had a warm (if smoky) blaze going.  "I'll take second watch," he offered, rolling himself in his blanket.<br/><br/>He was snoring softly one hundred and thirty-eight seconds later.  He knew, because he counted them.  And ten thousand, six hundred and sixty-two seconds later - exactly three hours - he awoke.  The gibbous moon hung large and silver in the night sky, visiting the house of Gemini and outshining all the stars with her glory.  He shifted and stretched, then emerged from his bedding as quietly as he could.  "Watch change," he murmured to the still wakeful squire, before hunkering down next to her.<br/><br/>"Should be a quiet night," he observed, gesturing at the heavens.  "The moon's in the trine of Saturn in the house of Gemini, which is usualky a good sign.  And..." he broke off, peering at the stars.  "Oh.  Oh, my.  Mercury the messenger is in the moon's right shoulder.  That means..."  He wracked his memiry.  "Revelations.  Something brought to light, promising changes."<br/><br/>He sighed.  "Yeah, so... sleep light.  Just in case."