Occ: All the fam-fam, yesh.

Shivers racked her body, the cold was doing her no favors in the least. But the one proud, regal and beautiful women was a shadow of her former self. During her time in the lands here in Alacritis, she and her brother Solas had arrived together and she had enjoyed what time that had been given to her. However things had proven to go down hill for Adalgisa rather quickly. An illness had struck, leaving her stuck within the den and at the time her beloved brother had cared for her, done his best to keep her fed even when she wasn't hungry. Herbs had been tried here and there, some helped for a bit but it only came back stronger. Adalgisa had survived but barely; before her disappearance altogether. She had been nothing but a burden for her brother and so she had left, not wanting to tie him down, to make him care for her.

Step by step she drew closer to where 'Home' was, not that she had spent a lot of time within it. Simply she knew it was close by; yet that weakened form had other ideas as those legs finally gave out on her. Simply she did not have the will or strength to stand and trudge on that early morning, it felt oddly nice simply to close those eyes and surrender her self to that welcoming darkness. To take away the suffering and pain..Adalgisa did not let go of life, no, but she intended on resting even if the cold just may cost her, her life.

Solas would have scented her from miles away. His body moved on its own and there was no stopping that. Where had she been, why had she gone, was she okay? All of these questions crossed his mind. After losing Val this was probably his saving grace, though little about him had changed he wasn't sure if he could protect Ada. If he hadn't been able to prevent her from running away before, what would stop her from doing it now and getting hurt because of him. The male's paws carried him quickly to the borders, seeing his collapsed sister in the cold his muscles tensed. And he rarely did show emotion but his face was mortified.

Running to her side he instantly pressed himself up against her. "Ada, Adalgisa you better not die on me I swear to the heavens." this was his fault, and he was determined to make it right. Raising his head he howled for anyone in the pack anyone at all to get her some medical attention. He desperately pressed his head into her neck. Whimpering slightly, let him not be tortured anymore, he was showing emotions and that was when the world crumbled beneath him.

A desperate call rang out for a healer, and Kassander woke from a doze with a start, on his feet a bare instant later. He hesitated a moment before leaving his den. He couldn't just run off willy-nilly; he needed to be able to treat them when he got there. But what to bring when he didn't know what the emergency was? His tail cricked in indecision he pawed at his stores. Echinacea was one that could come in handy for anything from snake bites to diseases. Elderberry for the immune system. Comfrey, boneset, arnica... and valerian root, for that call sounded awfully panicked and he might need something to calm the caller down in a hurry, or an injured wolf. Wintergreen for pain - he was glad he'd gathered some recently. If he needed something stronger he'd return to his den. He gathered the herbs in a bundle of lamb's ear leaves and took off at a sprint. Coming upon the caller, his eyes quickly identified Solas, and Solas' formerly-absent sister. She looked in rough shape, but didn't seem to be wounded. Disease. Kassander gulped, taking a steadying breath. He was the only one to have responded; it was up to him to care for her. He moved forward and dropped the bundle of herbs. He pushed aside the comfrey and arnica, and bit off a chunk of valerian root. "Chew this up for me, please," he told Solas briskly, moving to Ada. He pressed his ear against her chest, listening to her breathing, counting her pulse. He moved a forepaw to gently knead at her abdomen to check for pain responses. "Adalgisa, can you hear me? It's Kassander Xanilov, I'm here to help. Are you in pain anywhere?" "Talk" "You" Think

 

For how long she laid there, Adalgisa didn't know. All she knew was the creeping darkness that tugged at the edges of her mind. Whispering to just give, to let go and let the suffering end. It was tempting, the promise of a peaceful rest and a non-aching and suffering body was nearly too true to be real. Yet something pulled her out of the darkness, warmth and that of words. Ones she did not understand, not at first as her mind played them over yet again. "S-Solas?" The words were soft yet his voice was unmistakable, even if she was barely there to begin with. Her brother, he was there and here she was willing to let her self go. Adalgisa couldn't hurt him like this, no.

Her breathing was dry and crackling, sounding, not at all a good sign. Not as she struggled to breath, the cold was a factor to this just as well her illness was. "No pain." Speaking up a bit, but she was at best delirious. Deceptionaly hot to the touch yet having the shivers despite the cold, it was a wonder as to what was wrong with her, but it could be more then just one thing.

The man would be shocked out of an already panicked mode from yet another nightmare. The call had been that of panic yet Max was slow to rise to his paws, yet he had been moving as quickly as his sleep deprived muscles would allow. His lack of sleep had proven to be his downfall lately as he hadnt left his den in the last two days. In the days before he had bately spoken to another being and had fallen behind on his duties. He didnt know if anyone had needed his expertise and he hadnt even attempted a herb hunt in the last week.

Knowing that his king was also a healer, he could only hope that the boy had been able to respond with more haste than himself. Grabbing his 'emergency bundle', Maximous would take off toward the call as quickly as he could. Silently he would curse himself for failing to be better prepared. If Kassander were to punish him for his lack of work for the last week, the man wouldn't argue with him.

Upon his arrival at the seen, Max was greatful that his king had already arrived. It meant two things, one that Kass had indead been quicker to react than himself and two that the girl on the ground was being cared for. The man would not take over but rather trot to his kings side with a quicck bow of the head and a question. "Kass, is there anything I can do to help?" his voice would be soft as usual but with a hint of the exhaustion that the rest of his body felt.

Solas was distraught, but as Kass showed up he simply nodded doing as he was told. He only wanted Ada to be okay, she said she wasn't in pain but that meant something was wrong right? She was dying and he was powerless to do anything. He wanted to curl up into a ball and die, he tried to stay calm as he worked with the herbs, after handing them over to Kass. Looking at the other who came along, he didn't know who he was but the more help the better. "Is she....going to be okay?" he asked quietly and desperately.

He felt so powerless,  his king was doing a better job staying composed than he was and he was supposed to be her protector. Her brother, her knight, her everything. The male flicked his tail, keeping his eyes locked on his sister and trying to concentrate. Solas needed to stay calm, that was the best thing that he could do for her at the moment. Everyone else as well.

Kass ignored what was going on around him, instead gently pressing his muzzle against Ada's throat, counting the beats. Pulse was weak, but not terribly so. Her skin was hot to the touch even through the fur, and the breathing sounds weren't good, but there wasn't all bad news. He knew what was wrong. Lifting his head he focused on Solas. "The valerian root is for you - swallow it. You can't help your sister the way you are right now and she doesn't need any added stress. She's not going to die." He blinked when he finally realized that Maximous had come up while he'd been occupied. "You look terrible," he said unthinkingly. It was true, the Ebony healer looked nearly as bad as Ada did. How had so many of his wolves gotten so worn down and ill without him even realizing it? Some alpha he was. He'd have to talk to Maximous later... "I could use some mullein and hyssop," he said tentatively, surprised that the experienced healer was allowing him to take lead on it. Clearing his throat he glanced back down at Ada. "You have pneumonia," he told her, his voice kept at a calm, soothing tone. He nudged forward the boneset, Echinacea and elderberries, carefully separating out the proper dosages of each. "Eat these, they'll be a start. Then we can get you to a den and out of the weather and start treating it, ok? We'll get you better" "Talk" "You" Think