warforged | Closed Log

Who: Zelos Wilder and Arya Stark
What: Chance Encounter
Where: The Forest in Silverglen
When: After the clearing of the Furbolg Den.
Warnings: Illness, swearing, redheads, etc

[He had only made it a few minutes out of view of Silverglen before he collapsed.]

[He fell onto his hands and knees, pain running throughout his body. Maybe he should have stayed in Silverglen, he had known this was coming. That's why he had made sure to leave so abruptly after the group had finished learning what they could from the locals about the accuser. He hadn't trusted the elves reacting very well to a suspicious Sworn suddenly falling ill after dealing with some corrupted monsters.]

[Though truly, hoping he could get to Ruby Sanctum before it started was probably a bit delusional. But that hardly mattered right now, since no matter what he was still alone in the woods during a full Toxicosis episode. How stupid of him.]

[He took some deep breaths, trying to ignore the pain enough to think straight. His body was protesting staying conscious, much less moving much, so walking the rest of the way to the portal was probably out. Maybe...if he just kept himself out of sight somehow? Until the worse of it was over. That would work, wouldn't it?]

[It wasn't fair. First he had been framed for a crime that was too lame to even keep as a fake rep- and now his angel powers were deciding to come back? Just when he had been getting used to being fully human again too. It was proving very much so not to be his week.]

[And to make matters worse, now that he had dragged himself to some shrubberies, he wasn't sure if they actually had poison oak in them. So don't mind coming across the sight of a man who looks like he's on death's door and half-delirious on the ground, squinting at a shrubbery- trying to get his vision to stabilize enough to count the leaves]

[Maybe he really should have stayed in Silverglen]

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[ she wakes immediately, wide-eyed and disoriented. she blinks at zelos, then blinks again. ]

You're better!

[ she touches his cheek! then his forehead. the fever's gone. her immediate joy fades as she realizes something odd. ]

You don't look sick at all.

Heh, no?

[Wow, that escalated fast. He'll try to joke it out]

Well that's good, I can't imagine I was very good looking yesterday.

You weren't. [ blunt as always, with an added layer of concern. ]

Heh...you're pretty direct.

[He holds up a hand] But hey, it's passed now. Thanks for looking out for me, I probably would've gotten myself killed out here.

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[ she makes a little moue, and shakes her head. ]

I didn't do much. I didn't know what to do.

[He gives a little shrug]

Really, I don't think there is much anyone can do for that.

But you did make sure I was safe through the night. That's no small feat, you know.

I guess. [ not that she didn't hear him the first time but. ] You really are well?

[ he must be in better condition than her. she's exhausted and she hasn't eaten since early morning yesterday. but her concern remains him. ]

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[No, he's not well. He thinks he's very far from well, considering what all this means. It's only going to get worse, and it scares him and makes him angry.]

[But he doesn't voice that. It's simply not something Chosens know how to say]

Yeah, I am. No need to worry anymore.

[ with no reason to doubt him, she nods. ]

I'm glad. [ she punctuates it with a little smile.

a second later, arya flops backward into the grass with a sigh. she stifles a yawn. ]

Except now I'm probably going to get sick.

[He raises an eyebrow at her]

Huh? Why would you get sick?

Because you were sick. [ she motions in the air with her hands as she talks. ] And I was with you so now I'll probably get sick too.

[ arya twists enough for zelos to be visible. ]

You better not get Nymeria sick.

Oh. [he could play along, but considering she did save him, he guesses he does owe her some truth. So he gives a wave of his hand and shakes his head] You won't. It's not contagious.

How'd you get it?

[.....]

Let's just say I made some really bad choices when I was younger.

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[ sitting up, she frowns at him. ]

That doesn't explain anything.

Yeah well, the full story is incredibly long and would probably make even less sense.

Either way! You don't have to worry about catching what I got. Promise.

[ she's not sure he's telling the truth. without real reason to doubt him, though, she accepts it. ]

What will you do?

[he shrugs]

Not sure. I didn't expect it to happen here, so...I guess I'll have to figure something out so I don't end up in the woods like that again.

Will you go back to your flight now?

Well, I'll probably have to eventually, right? They might start to wonder if I got eaten by a bear or something.

[Not that many of them would be sad about that...]

No, stupid. I mean if you'll go or you want me to stay longer.

[RUDE] Oh- haha, right.

Well, I'm sure I've troubled you enough. It's passed now, so I should be able to manage on my own.

Are you sure?

[ not that you looked like you aged overnight, but you looked like you aged overnight. ]

Yeah, I'm su-

[He breaks off suddenly and looks in another direction from her- as if he just heard something.]

...Crap.

[ both arya and nymeria turn to look. ]

What?

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