As Shroud ran to find a way out, Sean was left to tend to the injured girl. Shroud had said that the wounds had to be burned and cauterized. Sean had no idea what cauterizing was, but he assumed it meant fusing the skin to stop the bloodflow. He gulped, this would be a very precise and tricky technique to attempt. He would have to keep the energy under his skin, or else the girl would get shocked, and the pain would worsen. He saw as the blood flowed, and knew he didn't have time to hesitate. With a deep breath, he focused the energy under his skin, until he could feel the heat from his hand. As he touched the skin, the girl winced in pain. It was to be expected, but Sean couldn't stop himself from looking away. Soon the wound had been closed, and he worked on the others.<br/><br/>When Sean had finished, his hands were blood soaked. Sean felt fear creep into his mind as memories of his friend's deaths replayed in his head. Sean always felt uncomfortable when he was around blood, not just because of the memories, but also because the smell or sight of the red liquid usually caught<span style="font-style: italic">his</span>attention. And sure enough he heard a voice, not much deeper than his own, echo in his head.<br/><br/>"I smell blood. What happened?"<br/><br/>"A prisoner," Sean replied mentally, "taken by the Templars. She tried to escape and they attacked her."<br/><br/>The voice chuckled, "Very unforgiving, these Templars are. They would fit in well where I come from."<br/><br/>"That's good to know, because I plan to send some of them there soon enough Arkaeous."<br/><br/>"I guess we're starting now then?"<br/><br/>"Why is that?"<br/><br/>"I feel the trecherous bloodflow of one behind you."<br/><br/>Sean turned around to see a man looking at him amused.  Clenching his fists, Sean stood up to face the enemy. He would not let the girl get harmed, and he was definitely NOT ready to go back to a cell. "If you're here to take us in, I hope your not expecting us to go willingly."<br/><br/>"Be careful," Archaeous warned, "I feel the same aura you have, around him. He isn't a normal Templar. Call me if you need help."<br/><br/>"I'll let you know," he thought, and then he summoned lightning into his hands, ready to fight.