Her eyes begin to glow with a soft golden light. I will have to avoid using my enhancement magic for a while.” She nods, before placing a hand on my chest near the scar. “ Nothing of note, I was just confirming right now what movements were possible. “ How are your injuries? Any glaring issues?” She asks changing the subject. “ If that is your wish lady Erika,” for a split second Erika looked almost irritated, before returning to a more neutral expression. “ Please refrain from calling me that, and please refrain from re injuring yourself.” I straighten up, and when I look at Erika she has a look of concern on her face. I attempt to give a courtly bow, but the pain in my abdomen prevents me from executing the maneuver perfectly. “ Yes, I seem to have recovered remarkably thanks to your swift efforts your highness”. ![]() “ I had heard you were walking around, and wanted to check on you.” I quickly put my shirt on, “ Elias? Naesh told me I could find you this wa-” she stopped her sentence when she looked at me. I heard a rustling in the foliage and turned towards it, my hand instinctively reaching for my sword that wasn't there. I let out a sigh, and went to put my shirt back on. It is a reminder not to so carelessly give my word to elves and their “sights”. If it wasn't on my own body, I would have thought it looked cool. Looking at the area that had been healed, I was greeted with a large scar. I suppose I have the concoctions of Karla to thank for that. Though not as much as I thought it would be. ![]() The rest of my body was simply damaged from the layered magic. My abdomen was the most damaged, both my chest and back had the sharp pains of true damage. After finishing the exercises I did confirm it. It was all well and good for lady Karla to tell me, but I was more comfortable to confirm it myself. I was doing this to know which areas of my body were damaged. Always the ones that cause me the most trouble are the ones to stick. Strange how certain phrases feel carved straight into my brain from my mentor, while others I couldn't remember. It must be carefully curated.” I almost laughed as I muttered the words, sweat forming on my face as I switched exercises. If you want your body to perform for you. “ You must maintain your body, just as you would your sword or shield. My mentor had always stressed the importance of regular exorcise. Then I could work that.īeing essentially bedridden for many days, does great damage to one's fitness. If I was just sore or the pain was more akin to great fatigue. When I found an exorcise that caused sharp pain, that was a no go. I needed to figure out what areas I could train, and what I could not. I began to carefully exercise, slowly I went through different exercises. Ending my ruminations, I found a good spot. “ I'm lucky to be alive” I remind myself. It was to be expected, I had layered my enhancement magics, and suffered a grievous wound. As of right now it was difficult to walk without jolts of pain, not just from my injury, but my whole body. My immediate goal should be to get myself back in good order. I guess it's a wait and see approach, and we still have a ways to travel. It wasn't my place to question a princess or her motives. From the look on his face, he seemed as confused as I was at that idea. Sir Christoph, had informed me that the lady wished to go to Rome itself. Well that means I need to think on how to repay this debt. “ It matters little, a lady worked to help me, I am in her debt” I thought to my mentor, he would surely scold me if I thought things were even. “ Seems I am in her debt” Though, thinking on it more we should be even. Supposedly she had worked quite hard to ensure my death did not come. Karla had told me, that if lady Erika hadn't been around I would have certainly died. Something was apparently making it difficult for healing magics to be more effective. ![]() It seemed that my injuries had been particularly bad, and had been difficult for even this wise druid to heal. While it helped with the pain, that knowledge did little to make it taste any better. She had forced me to drink some god's awful potion. The young lady Erika had been helping me, as well as the gnome Karla. It was a surprising thing to be so grievously injured. I was waylaid in bed for another day before I was able to get up and walk around.
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