2nd Growl: My pride hurts worse. [Written]

[tsundere_catgirl]

[The hand writing is very crude, and those who might know Lethe's handwriting might suspect something was wrong simply from that. It was almost as if a right handed person was writing with their left hand, or they were trying to write with their foot... or even holding a pen in their teeth.]

Does anyone here have the skill to mend broken bones?

[That's the entire message.]

Comments

[Visual]

[neighfeni]

What?! H-hang on, Lethe! Where are ya, Ah'll grab somepony to help ya!

[audio]

[tsundere_catgirl]

I-It's not quite that bad Nephenee.

[Of course... if Lethe were telling the truth, she wouldn't have had any qualms with just using the visual properties of the scrolls.]

I may not have broken anything, I just need someone who can check just to be safe...

[visual]

[neighfeni]

Well, Ah see that Miss Naomi's helpin', but if she can't heal it, Ah've got some friends who can. She's probably a heckuva lot better at settin' them than me, though. Still, lemme know where ya are. Ah can try to calm any swellin' down to make it easier for her.

[audio]

[tsundere_catgirl]

I suppose that's likely for the best, just promise not to... never mind, I'm... at the outskirts of the everfree forest.

[Audio]

[chatwithdeath]

Yes, I do.

[Audio]

[tsundere_catgirl]

Aye... I seem to recall you saying that you did...

[Lethe's voice is a bit more strained when when they first chatted]

Might I... ngh... ask for your assistance in such a task?

[Audio]

[chatwithdeath]

Of course. Where are you right now?

[Audio]

[tsundere_catgirl]

I made my way from a clearing in the Everfree forest, and I'm currently at the outskirts closest to ponyville.

[Audio]

[chatwithdeath]

Very well. I'll meet you there.

[Action]

[tsundere_catgirl]

[When Naomi finds her way there, she might notice that it's a bit worse than Lethe might have been letting on. There's a small trail of blood behind her in the forest snow, and Lethe has her paw buried in a snowbank.]

[Action]

[chatwithdeath]

[Soon, the pale unicorn approaches through the snowy wind, necklace swaying, coat bundled tight, and a saddle bag on her back. Her eyes narrow at the sight of Lethe.]

Tried to refrain from concerning people too much over the network... [This was much worse than a broken bone.]

[Action]

[tsundere_catgirl]

[Lethe was first and foremost a soldier, so she had trained herself to have a much higher threshold for pain than most, but that didn't mean she wanted to permanently damage herself. She growled a little, wincing as she acknowledged the mare.]

They worry too much as it is... some of them can be quite squeamish, and I hardly wish to cause an uproar.

[Action]

[chatwithdeath]

That's true.

[Still, it means more to do than a simple spell she was planning on using. And fixing everything out here would be difficult.] Can you walk?

[Action] Warning: Slightly graphic material

[tsundere_catgirl]

I've... walked this far, what's a little farther?

[When Lethe removes her paw from the snowbank, it's clear she not only broke bones, but something had pierced through her entire paw. She'd packed it off with snow to stop some of the bleeding, and there seemed to be a portion of bone sticking out where it shouldn't be.]

I... tried my best, but I didn't want to cause any damage with my more basic knowledge of first aid. How... how far do we have to go? I'd prefer not to create a spectacle.

[Action] Oh my

[chatwithdeath]

[Much worse. Not only had something pierced, but this was compound as opposed to simply broken. A splint would not treat this and the magical mends she knows right now would not provide the help needed; not with the bones out of place.]

Not that far. It you ever need, I can carry you. [She turns and begins leading, keeping a pace to make sure Lethe doesn't fall behind.]

[written]

[thedoctorsmate]

[Donna's been feeling out of sorts, but this message captures her attention.]

Who is this? Where are you? I know a healer in town.

[written]

[tsundere_catgirl]

[The handwriting is much smoother now, but there is the occasional unexplained scribble.]

My name is Lethe, I am a Laguz warrior living in the communes. Fortunately I was able to seek the aid of of Doctor Naomi, who was able to remedy the problem to a fair degree. My biggest regret besides letting this happen in the first place, is that I shall still need to take time for this to heal. I appreciate your concern however.

[written]

[thedoctorsmate]

[It's a minor relief to hear that Lethe is all right, even if it makes her reply pointless. Couldn't she have updated her message, or something? Donna pushes down those uncharitable thoughts. She knows she shouldn't be giving into them now.]

You're one of Nephenee's friends, aren't you? I'm Donna Noble. I live at the commune, too. How did this happen? Were you wandering around in the snow like a moron?

[All right, maybe she can't entirely pull the bite out of her writing.]

[written]

[tsundere_catgirl]

[Lethe wasn't exactly accustomed to how these magical parchments function, or the idea of common courtesy regarding them. Otherwise she might have actually gone and edited her entry. However, her attitude quickly sowers at that last sentence Donna utters.]

Yes... yes I am. Yet I don't see why that's any of your business human.

[Her wound to her paw was patched up, but the wound to her pride? Donna had just poked a stick at it.]

[written]

[thedoctorsmate]

[Donna grits her teeth, knowing she shouldn't have written that.]

Me, too. I got hurt, too. My friend in town was there to fix it, though. He's got magic enough to heal up most small things. He's kind of a jerk right now, but I'm really trying not to be one.

Sorry. The weather's really been getting to me.

[written]

[tsundere_catgirl]

[Lethe sighed upon seeing her response, knowing she shouldn't have let herself get so easily baited... but at the same time...]

I apologize as well, it was rude of me to assume you were human, but more so to use it as an insult Beorc.

...

Beorc is what we Laguz call you humans when we are trying to be polite... just so you know.

[Actually it was mostly that word human was an insult, but that was besides the point.]

I rather suspect I was out in the blizzard for the same reason you feel agitated, I felt the need to get away from all the toxic emotions in the air. We Laguz are very sensitive to such things.

[written]

[thedoctorsmate]

[That's an... interesting insult.]

I am human, but I'll keep the term in mind. Has whatever's in the weather not been affecting you, then?

[How completely unfair!]

Not making you annoyed, I mean. Do you know what it is? There was another person I met who mentioned spirits on the wind.

[written]

[tsundere_catgirl]

It's effected me... differently. As I said, I needed to get away, and as a result I believe I may have reacted... rashly.

[Not that Lethe wasn't already pretty rash to begin with but...]

I seem to recall hearing the blame being placed on windigos or beings with a name that certainly implies wind.

[written]

[thedoctorsmate]

Windigos. That sounds about sinister enough, yeah.

By the way, when you acted 'rashly,' is this something we could fix for the future, whatever you hurt yourself on? I think we're going to have to do some significant repairs around the commune after all of this is over, anyway. Might as well get things that people are hurting themselves on out of the way, if we can.

[written]

[tsundere_catgirl]

What I hurt myself on is none of your concern!

[She's way too embarrassed to say that she'd curled her paw in on herself, piercing right through her own hand.]