She was almost done sewing the wound shut, and she listened to Ark talk with half an ear. She was still nervous, still jittery, still afraid she would hurt her friend even more, but she had to do it, she had to keep calm and work with a steady hand.

"A new friend...so her rib is healed okay?" She asked, distracted, her eyes on the stitches. "That's really good news..."

She was done, and she knotted the thread and cut the ends with her gem finger with a decided snick, and she tucked the needle and thread away in her pack. Now that the scary part was over, all she had to do was cover the now closed wound with goop that would seal it with powerful numbing and anti-infection salves. She got to work on making that in her acorns, and when she was done, she slathered it all on the stitched up wound.

"I'm sure you'll miss her terribly," She commented, getting a long stretch of clean cloth from her pack that was nice and breathable oddly stretchy. The things she found in Orion... "I'm going to wrap this around your neck so it doesn't tear open and you remember to not move around all that much."

She placed one end on the goop, satisfied that it stayed still, and she jumped down from Ark's back and around her, till it looped, and she did so three times till the wound was covered, and she cut off the excess with her sharp gem knife, tucking it and tying it as efficiently as she knew how.

She stood in front of Ark now, her hands on her hips, looking over her work. "You need to come to me again to get the stitches out, okay? Cause your skin doesn't like foreign things. It needs time to close most of the way, but not all of the way, so you need to find me along my path here once it starts getting unbearably itchy, alright? You can't scratch it, either."

She sighed. "Who hurt you, anyway?"

ARKRAEL

When I turn and walk away I'm not holding onto this I'm not wasting words on you I sleep alone in spite of it I'll do anything for you

A sigh of relief escaped the she-wolf when Cayenne finally finished. Though, she did shift her head up just a bit so that Cayenne could easily get around her neck to get the cloth around her. She sniffed curiously, almost eager to get a smell of the new thing. She had never seen something like that before and she had been around for what seemed likee a very long time now. Audits flicked a moment before she smiled at Cayenne as the little lemur came around to in front of her again.

She listened intently, nodding every now and then to show Cayenne she would heed the lemurs words. However, not being able to itch at something would surely begin to drive Arkrael crazy. She hoped beyond hope that her wound would heal soon.

Upon hearing Cayenne's next question a loud snort escaped the she-wolf as she dropped her head down against the ground just between her front legs. Pheo squeaked and nuzzled against Cayenne before he scurried over to Arkrael and found his place just behind her ears and snuggled down into her thick fur. "His name is Damian. A lycanthrope that takes up residence in Polaris. He's a bit of an asshole, so I would be weary should you ever find yourself coming across him. He's really big. Black fur with blood red wings. You can't miss him," She snorted as she frowned off to the side. Though with her wound upon her neck, it seemed that her pride had been hurt the most.

"Speech" | 'Thoughts' | 'Pheo Thoughts'

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"Damian..." She repeated, her stern posture softening. "He sounds like a jerk."

No, he sounded like a monster, like the monster who hurt Bog. It sent chills down her spine, that Ark should come across such a terrible thing that ripped the back of her neck open like that, and absently, her hand went to the back of her neck.

No, no, she needed a distraction, she needed to talk about something before the fear won her over again. She was supposed to be braver than this, she was supposed to be this confident healer that was able to stomach anything.

So she swallowed and looked back up at Ark, saying quietly, "....I'm just glad you're okay, Ark. You scared me when I saw you in the snow, and...I saw...another gem that was hurt like that. His name is Czernobog, a big boar, really nice and quiet, who got ripped open by a jaguar recently.

And...I met the jaguar." She looked down now, her hands clasped together. "His name is Vicktor, and he's a monster who just- just upright attacked Bog. He shocked him with powerful electricity magic...repeatedly." She shook her head. "Kept trying to tell me it was an accident, but who shocks someone five times on accident?"

ARKRAEL

When I turn and walk away I'm not holding onto this I'm not wasting words on you I sleep alone in spite of it I'll do anything for you

A soft rumbling vibrated within Arkrael's chest as she listened to Cayenne talk. It was disappointing to hear of more violence occuring within the caves. With a sigh she shook her thoughts and focused on Cayenne in front of her. "I am sorry for scaring you. I had honestly not intended to get into a fight with that beast, but I do very much appreciate you taking care of my wound." She offered the lemur a smile only to sigh quietly.

"Five accidental attacks, doesn't truly sound like an accident to me," She huffed with another frown. If someone was going to commit a crime against another gembound and cause harm to them, then why bother even trying to cover it up. "I have yet to meet this bog though. Does he heal okay?" She decidedly changed the subject from the attacker to the attacked.

Quietly she studied the lemur. Her demeanor seemed to be shaken and Arkrael would have been a fool to miss it. "Are you tired, Cay? You could nap here and I can look over you if you'd like...." Arkrael offered. She wasn't exactly sure if Cayenne was concerned about the jaquar that roamed about, but either way Arkrael was more than happy to offer the comfort of sleep without having to worry about what may be lurking around.

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OOC | boop. possible nap time yes? :D We only have one more post each to make lol.
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Cayenne smiled briefly at Ark thanking her, then looked back at the ground, listening.
"Bog...does not heal well. He got this...huge hole in his chest when I met him for the first time and tried to heal these huge claw marks he had down his back, like some absolutely huge monster had tried to grab him, and the next time I met him, he was dying from the jaguar, and then the next time he- he had this- gem in his chest?" She looked up at Arkrael in disbelief. "A new gem, growing, in his chest, and I..." She shook her head. "I didn't know what to do. It was starting to pierce his heart and his liver and I don't know what will happen to him."

Her face grew bitter and sour, and she rubbed at her eyes. "You're right, Ark, I am really tired." Her mouth twisted as her eyes were closed. "But every time I try to sleep I keep remembering everyone that's hurt that I found on accident and suddenly their live was in my hands and then I get back up again because, well, what if someone dies because I'm not around? I can't live with that, I already have Clover's death on my conscience, because I didn't even hear about it at the time."

So she sighed, looking at the ground. "I'll consider your offer, Ark, when gems stop getting hurt."

Then she turned and walked away.
[exit Cayenne]

Hearing about what kind of shape the boat was in left a very unsettling sensation within Arkrael. Her ears pinned back as she quietly continued to listen. It was soon that Cayeene had decided it would be best if she were to go do other things then take a nap. Arkrael wanted to protest. Want to tell her all would be okay, but she had made up her mind and perhaps it was more so just needing to be alone. Rae could respect that if only for the fact there had been days Arkrael had wanted to be left alone to her solitude. "Alright, Cay. Thank you again. I will see you again soon," she spoke her farewells as the lemur turned to leave and with that Arkrael shifted a bit to bring herself up to her paws. She would make her way to her den and find the warmth of her home to take a well needed nap.

-exit Arkrael-