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kaoru-takaida · 4 years

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Post Shadowbringers:

Sickness Follows...

*contains 5.1 and Shadowbringers spoilers*

Hope bursts into the Eulmore Infirmary where the Chais and Kai-Shirr all watch in awe as a Hrothgar healer knelt down next to Alphinaud... who was coughing and breathing heavily. "Alphinaud!" Hope shrills. She steps forward, but the Hrothgar lifts his paw, his lion ears pulled back.

"Stop there..." He demands, patting Alphinaud's back. Hope freezes but looks at him longingly. "He has Asthma, yes?"

"Y-Yes." Hope answers. Alphinaud reaches up at Hope. And despite another warning to stay put from the Hrothgar, Hope takes his hand and kneels next to him. She inhales sharply as he wheezes a few times before closing his eyes and looking away, weakened for sure. Hooe scowls. "I know some remedies, let me help." The Lion-esque Hrothgar considers this before nodding.

Half a bell later, Alphinaud is asleep leaning against a blushing Hope in the cot. They had to remove his shirt to rub a warm medicinal oil on his back to help his lungs. The Hrothgar doctor sighs in relief, seeing Alphinaud's sleeping face. "Finally. He's asleep." He tilts his head at Hope. "Good work. Thank you for your aid."

Hope smiles. She looks down at the greenish brown choker around Alphinaud's neck. "Thanks for the Aeroburst Choker. I'm sure the thing was hard to find, so I owe you big time for letting him have it."

The Hrothgar smiles a warm smile. "Think nothing of it. For returning the night skies and saving our world, a choker is the least I can spare." He nods at Alphinaud. "The Choker will help the flow of air in his lungs if it happens again. But I fear the environment and the stress was what triggered the attack." Hope nods sadly. He extends a paw to her. "My name is Leonéé. Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

Hope smiles now, taking his paw with her free hand to shake. "Hope Gallant. Likewise." Hope sighs. "I've only ever seen him have an Asthma attack once since I've met him. And I was hoping he wouldn't have one away from our usual healers." Leonéé nods slowly.

"Well, if there are any remedies that you brought from your world to help, be sure to use them." Leonéé stands up. "I will be fetching more ingredients for a remedy that may help him here." Leonéé gives Hope a smile and a quick wave, before leaving the room.

Hope looks down at Alphinaud, fast asleep, but breathing unsteady. Casey removes a piece of paper in her pocket. Just as she does, she hears footsteps enter the room. Familiar ones. "Is he alright?" Hope looks up to see Alisaie standing in the doorway, Kai-Shirr poking his head in. "Gods, how bad was it this time?"

Hope smiles and slips the paper back into her pocket. "He's just fine. Gave us a little scare, but he's recovering nicely."

Alisaie sighs in relief walking forward and letting Kai-Shirr enter the room as well. "That's good to hear..." Alisaie sits on the cot next to Alphinaud, gently, trying not to wake him.

"He had us right worried. Suddenly collapsin' in the middle of a sentence. And the bloody coughing and wheezing was enough to even rattle the Chai couple." Kai-Shirr tilts his head in concern. "Has he always had this?"

Alisaie nods. "Unfortunately, yes." She tells him. "While my brother excelled in many a thing over myself, physical health and care was not one of them." Alisaie takes Alphinaud's hand into her own. "I hadn't even thought about his Asthma here in this new world."

Hope nods now. "Yeah... Thancred's condition followed him here, so we should have known Alphinaud's would too." Kai-Shirr places a hand on each one of their shoulders. They both give him a surprised look.

"I think we should just be thankful it didn't happen during our more... recent obstacles." Kai-Shirr says. "Like during that whole bit with Vauthry or when you lot were in battle somewhere. It happened where he could treated quickly, and that's all that matters."

Hope and Alisaie look at each other before smiling small smiles. They look back up at him. "You're right, Kai-Shirr..." Hope says.

"Thank you." Alisaie tells him. Kai-Shirr takes a second before finally removing his hands with a flinching motion.

"Ah, um." He says nervously, his cheeks red. "Nothin' to thank me for. Just bein' a proper... proper..." His voice trails off as does his glance.

"'Friend'." Hope says. Kai-Shirr looks at her. She smiles. "You were being a proper friend. And I'm sure Alphinaud appreciates it just as much as we do." Kai-Shirr chuckles nervously, itching his cheek in a bashful manner.

"Right-o..." He clears his throat. "I will... be sure to keep the work flow going so he doesn't get too far behind." Kai-Shirr trots to the doorway. He stops a second to glance over his shoulder at the three of them, before smiling and leaving the room. Alisaie's smile fades and she looks back down at her brother.

Hope sighs now, giving Alphinaud the same worried look. "There is another theory as to why this happened..." Hope says. Alisaie knows the answer, but waits for Hope to say it. "Your guys's aether beginning to become unstable might be straining this body of his. Since the disruption of aether can coincide with-."

"-the way the body maintains and functions the flow within our bodies..." Alisaie finishes. Hope nods sadly, looking away. "Meaning this may actually happen again before we return to the Source. And he'll become more likely the longer we stay."

They both remain silent. Hope exhales slowly before removing the piece of paper from hed pocket. She hands it to Alisaie. "Would you mind grabbing the items on that list and bringing them here?"

Alisaie takes the paper, and reads it. Her eyes widen a bit in realization. "Is this-?" She begins but stops short.

Hope smiles. "The Nymeia Mix from your Grandsire. I have some spare Nymeia flowers with me. The rest of those items should be simple enough to find." Alisaie smiles.

"Leave it to me." She replies. She stands up and races out of the room, leaving Hope alone with her thoughts. She glances at the sleeping Alphinaud in her arms.

Hope's eyes narrow a bit. "Feo Ul?" With a shimmer of light and a chiming noise, the orange colored pixie sparkled into the air.

"Oh, my sweet sapling. I come bearing news." They reply. Hope looks up at them. "Tius days he'll make his way to the First quickly in Krile and Tataru's plea." They give Hope a worried look. "However, I am unable to reach the other adorable sapling you asked for."

Hope sighs. "Kaoru..."

Feo Ul nods. "She's likely travelled to a place I'm unable to reach. I do hope that she is careful..."

Hope closes her eyes. "Me too, Your Highness." Hope opens her eyes, a bitter look falling onto them. "Me too..."

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