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[kendama_bro]

<sub>[Somewhere in the forest, along the path that leads from the village to the lake, lies a nondescript figure in faded blue clothes. Seems like he was just dumped there, really, as his right arm looks like it's bent at a weird angle. Anyway, Genis is unconscious, but not mortally wounded, as there don't seem to be any gaping wounds on him aside from a couple of cuts and scratches. Curiously, however, he's covered with quite a number of dark bruises.

He doesn't move, save for the occasional shiver from the cold, and the unsteady rise and fall of his chest in jagged, shallow breaths.]</sub>

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[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

[This is Arche flying around on her broom near the lake, where she's been spending a lot of her time recently. She may or may not have gone looking for you without telling anyone, Genis. A fact that's about to pay off as she flies above a certain silver and blue lump.] Is that... Genis? GENIS!

[She flies down to the fallen boy, a look of clear worry and shock on her face.]

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[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

<sub>[Aaaw, that's really sweet of you, Arche ♥

And you're not going to get any form of reply, in the condition he's in, sorry.]</sub>

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[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

[She'll never admit to it. Never!

Well, she can figure out pretty quickly that she's not going to get anything out of him, so she takes a look at his injuries to see if moving him would be workable... nope, not with that arm.] Martel... what'd they do to you, Kiddo? Don't worry... I'll fly straight to the clinic and bring you back a healer. Just hang on for me until I get back.

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[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

_{[Not much choice there, really. But hang on he shall!]}

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[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

[And off she goes to find some help! I can only assume she runs into Raine and Albert on the way or she finds someone else at the clinic and brings extra help.]

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[corrinesbell]

[out patrolling, so Arche will probably find her!]

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[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

[Oh, she sees you, Sheena.] Sheena! Sheena, hold up! [This is Arche flying down from the sky, an urgent look on her face.]

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[corrinesbell]

Whoa! ...You fly around on a broom?

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[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, I'm a witch- Ah, that's not the point! Genis is here! And he's hurt!

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[corrinesbell]

Where?

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[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

This way! I was just trying to find a healer for him... [She turns to the way she came from.]

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[corrinesbell]

...You know that's not me, right? Aside from a little bit of Luceti magic...

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[skyborne-mage.livejournal.com]

... Crap. Who was the healer in you guys's group?

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[wise_maiden]

[Now here's something more unexpected. Since Albert has been trying to get Raine to relax a little by having them go out riding periodically on his horse since Genis's disappearance, it is this particular trip through the forest that inadvertently brings them close to this location.]

Albert -- there's someone there.

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[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

_{[Genis is situated to the side of the path, so it's likely that Raine doesn't notice him completely unless she looks hard.]}

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert directs the horse further down the path, looking around for whatever it was that Raine had noticed.]

What did you see? You will have to point it out, Raine.

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[wise_maiden]

About twenty feet, now, to the left.

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Astrid trots down the path further, and then to the left as Raine had directed.]

...There, that's--

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[wise_maiden]

[As soon as they get close enough, Raine pales, nearly losing her balance on the horse.]

That's -- Genis --

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[chikaidestroyer]

[Thankfully, Albert's arms are already around Raine to hold the bridle, so he helps Raine stay on the horse as he they draw closer. When Astrid comes to a stop, he is the first to dismount before offering his hand to help the professor down.]

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[wise_maiden]

[It's all well and good really, since part of her would have attempted to jump off then and there. But she takes a few breaths in an attempt to calm herself, reaching for Albert's hand so he can help her down safely.]

Today is... I suppose I shouldn't be this surprised.

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[chikaidestroyer]

...Is there something about today? [Albert frowns, not recognizing any particular significance about the day.

But it's only a fleeting question. They have more important issues to address.]

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[wise_maiden]

Exactly a year since I was first taken here. [When he lets her down, she quickly moves to kneel near Genis's side, checking his injuries]

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[kendama-pro.livejournal.com]

_{[Genis flinches slightly, as Raine checks on him; but doesn't stir. Strange, seeing as his cuts are minor at best]}

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[wise_maiden]

[She'll focus on healing those, though she's worried when he doesn't wake up.] Genis?