God Complex

Heart in her throat, pounding in her ears. Erish's wings gave an audible beat to get her attention and it was all she needed to know things had gone to shit. Again. It wasn't like either of them were getting any younger, when was he going to realise? Or perhaps he did, and that was why he kept doing it, no desire to go quietly into the next life, no. She should have known from the start, he would be the sort to rage against the march of time.

Sakana was out looking for the wolves that had wandered off, so he would have to do with her piss poor messy attempts at healing. She knew enough to get by, at least until Sakana or Siduri could see to him. Barely stopping to adjust the saddlebags stuffed with healing supplies, Modesty raced down the steps of the treehouse two at a time, shooting like an arrow on the tail of the barn owl.

An audible sob is ripped from her chest when she spots Gilgamesh, barely dragged out of the water, covered in... oh god whatever it was it reeked, and it didn't look like it was doing his skin any favours. First she would pour a tincture down his throat to manage any pain and then she would start taking stock of his injuries... A nasty gash to the back of his head and... where the fuck did she start?

She tried to smile reassuringly, but her lips kept trembling. "You look like you've been chewed up and spat back out." If only she knew. It was probably for the best that she didn't.

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