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Erani's explanation of what Somnium was like had been quite interesting, and she stored the information away for later. She was curious herself about why the dead were able to walk these lands, and she sincerely hoped that they were able to help them figure out a cure. But for now, she was focused on Tel, and Erani's words. Amory's ears flicked back, embarrassment in her features as Erani gave her a short lecture. “First rule of working with a patient who may be in an altered state of mind, observe them; talk to them until they answer clearly, let them know you’re going to do something, what it is, and if they understand. If in an emergency, restrain their teeth, with a stick if need be. Wedge it as far back between their back molars as you can so they cannot snap down on you. I know a healer’s first instinct is to rush in and tend a hurt, but with maladies like this, you must take precautions…”
Of course...she should have known that, but the panic at seeing her packmate in such a state along with the strangeness happening in the lands and her lack of sleep because of the changes had caused her to forget it when she needed that knowledge most. She was incredibly stressed out, that much was clear. And when Erani instructed her to go clean her wound, she nodded and swept out of the den for a moment as she headed to her own den where a small washbasin waited. It was the one thing she always made sure to have on hand, after all, she didn't like to treat patients with dirty paws if she could help it. It was unsanitary, and the last thing she wanted was to touch open wounds with dirt and other germs on her paws. After all, she didn't want wounds to get infected by her own hands.
While carefully cleaning her wound, she used the time to calm herself while listening to Erani speak to Tel. She wondered if the girl would respond, or if she'd try to attack the Spirit. As she finished up washing her paws, she felt something strange about her wound, and when she took a closer look at the water, she noticed there was purple ooze swirling in the water. "What...?" Confused, she pulled her paw from the water and realized it was coming from her wound. The bite mark on her paw was trickling purple ooze, and as she narrowed her eyes for a closer look, she swore she saw small blue crystals in her wound, and of course, she assumed they were from Tel, or maybe she had picked them up on her way in here.
She attempted to pick it out of the wound with her free claws, but upon trying to do that, she gasped and bit back a yelp. The minuscule crystals refused to budge and felt like they were tethered deeper than they looked. Panicked, she quickly wrapped her paw with a strip of rabbit skin before heading back to where Tel and Erani were. She would, of course, mention it to her...but for now, she wanted to focus on trying to help Tel, first.
Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think
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