A/N: Oh, my God!!!! So, yeah! I really need to get some good land or whatever you say. I mean seriously, this is like the third time I've had to freaking rewrite this, and I have no idea how I am going to do this! So I'm just doing this, and it'll go from there. So....ya. That's right I spelt that wrong, what ya' gonna do 'bout it!?

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Anna entered the chapel on her normal teacher had called her for assistance with an injured man, and a few other sick people. If you thought that being a White Mage was tough, you should try being a Healer. Always running your butt off helping injured workers or sick people.

Alas, Anna knew of the hardship's of a Healer, and since no one of her generation had wanted to be one, she applied for the class.

She walked past the several bed's, some containing the sick, injured, or dying. It really wasn't her favorite place to be.

"Anna! Over here!" Anna looked towards the man who had called her name. The Old Sage Palorom, the elder of the port town Onlac. He had been Anna's father figure in life, and was one of Anna's most trusted friend's. Even though he did work her to the bone some time's, she still loved the old coot.

"Where've you been?" He asked looking at her.

"Just coming from the market. We were almost out of food, and I put an order in for some." Anna replied crossing her arm's.

"So what's wrong with our newest patient?" She asked. Her sight of the patient was limited, for the person was hidden behind a curtain.

"Bad. It look's like he's going to have to stay here in Onlac for at least two weeks. He seemed to have been traveling with a bunch of people. They seem to be fine though." Palorom scratched his long beard, and sighed.

"So how long will it take for us to take care of his wounds?" Anna asked, still wondering what the patient look's like.

"Oh, it won't take us but a few minute's. But like I said he'll have to stay here for at least two weeks." He stood up from his seat on the bench, and pulled back the curtain with his robed arm.

"Oh my....." Anna stood motionless, as she saw a large man laying on the bed. Several cut's crisscrossed his body, and Anna could point out a very fatal wound.

"What happened?" She asked turning to the old man.

"His companion's told me he was injured by that Kraken in the Sunken Shrine. Took a terrible blow from one of it's tentacle's. He also took a Thundara attack right on the mark." Anna watched the man breathe slowly,and sighed.

"Where are his companion's, anyways?" Anna asked uncrossing her arm's and turned to the patient yet again. He seemed fine enough from what she could see. But there was always the internal injuries as well... It looked like it was going to be a long night.

"I suppose that I should go tell his companions the time they are going to have to stay here in our humble town." She said sarcastically.

"You love this town, so don't make fun of it." Palorom teased, and turned back to the patient.

"It seems things will get interesting in this town....." Anna cocked an eyebrow and stared at the old man.

"What are you talking about?" She asked, confused by what he had said.

'He hasn't talked like that in a very long time.....' She thought as she turned back to the patient.

"Have you been talking to that Sage again?" She asked, running a hand through her long brown hair.

"How could you tell? Well, then again you've been living here for God knows how long..."Palorom mumbled the ending bit to himself, and sighed.

"Were getting off track. Didn't you say that you were going to go speak with this man's companions?" He asked. Anna sighed, and turned for the exit of the chapel.

"You know thing's get interesting when you say they do!" She waved behind her as she left through the large double doors. Palorom chuckled.

'Yes....Thing's will get very interesting.......'

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Anna wafted through the streets if Onlak, passing by several of her former patient's. The town was mostly made up of fishermen, and there was the occasional traveller who was visiting from far off land's. Once when Anna was still learning the basics of healing, there was a great elven explorer who stopped at the town to restock supplies. She remembered that he had a wonderful cloak, embroidered with several strings depicting leaves, trees and animals. Anna also remembered that she had gotten to touch it, and it felt oh so soft in her hands.

"That was a wonderful fay...." She sighed to herself, smiling at the memory. But her smile was almost instantly replaced by a frown. Even though she had gotten to touch the cloak, she had failed to heal one of the explorers crew, and he had actually gotten worse then getting better. She really hadn't mastered healing scurvy back then....

Palorom had to do it for her, and she was oh so sad about the incident. But Palorom had told her a saying that day as well.

'Not gold, but still diamond.'

Anna didn't really understand what it meant back then, but he had told her that she would get it eventually. She still didn't understand what it had meant. Ever since that day, she's strived to be as good of a healer as Palorom. Even if it killed her.

Before heading to the Inn to meet the injured man's companion's, she decided that she would like to go to the shore to watch the sea. It wasn't really the time for such silly thing's, but she didn't really see the importance of going to the Inn right away. Besides, it would be better to wait for the mans companions at the chapel instead. It was her time to rest, and she needed it.

Walking by the boardwalk, she heard several whistles coming from the fishermen. Anna was used to the stares she obtained because of her look's, but wasn't really sure why she got them. She really didn't do anything with her hair, and she wore a simple skirt and top. It really wasn't anything special. Also, every single one of the elder citizens in her community thought she was perfect.

She wasn't. Very far from it in fact. Anna wasn't much of the klutz, but she had her moments. She was also very forgetful, and she had several emotional problems as well. Anna had heard whispers from Palorom to the Sages before about her coming from somewhere around Cornelia. But they told her that they were only talking about the kings current decision about making a bridge. Anna had to agree, that it was very sudden.

The young healer sighed, and continued her walk to the beach, wanting to get away from everything if only for a little while.

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