Running back to town was a grieving and painful action. A non-stop sprint back to town took her 2 whole hours. By the time she reached town she was staggering and screaming in pain as her entire body was bruised and covered in wounds, sore from the fight and the run as well. She arrived in that condition to be greeted by the warrior who caught her as she staggered into his arms. He offered her a shoulder as he knew she would not let him carry her. He brought her immediately to the infirmary and once assigned a room, she was laid down on the bed. Since the entrance was sudden the doctor had not arrived. The warrior immediately took a look at her head to her arms to her legs and finally to her stomach which she could not stop holding in pain. She kept on panting and screaming in pain and frustration.
Once the doctor came she immediately did the same. At the stomach she raised her shirt slightly to take a look. There, a giant bruise. The pain was internal but not fatal. She turned her attention to all the claw marks and checked for poison none to be found. After tending to the cuts and bruises the doctor recognized the symptoms. Since the elf should not have responded that severely to mere cuts and bruises, she turned her attention to her temperature. The elf had come down with a fever. A splitting head ache had formed, she felt weak and her muscles were tense from the extensive use.
The doctor spent awhile longer tending to her wounds. After that the warrior came over and asked for instructions. A nurse came over and brought a bucket of cold water and a towel. He was instructed to tend to her while she rested. But the elf did not want to rest, as soon as the pain eased she started to talk again "I don't want to stay here". The warrior simply smiled saying "but you have to, at least until the doctor states you are well". There was a sad look on her face "but not tomorrow, please can we at least go into town tomorrow?" the warrior smiled again "let me check with the nurse, but if I could take you I would. You know I remember what day tomorrow is, I wouldn't want you to spend it alone here". "Thank you" she said. The warrior replied "and maybe, this will give you a reason to rest" the elf giggled and sank under the covers.
In the evening, the warrior once more came to test the elf's temperature and give her some food. Satoru actually wanting to visit her upon knowing her location somehow could not. Even though he wanted to and he could since he was acquainted to her, he did not. He looked at the warrior intensely, hiding behind the corner of the window, peering inside the room silent. He could hear what was happening. What he wondered was what would be so important tomorrow. Knowing this he could have went but, he was compelled to watch the warrior tend to the elf unmoving until he left.
The next day the elf was awaken in the morning. She was used to waking up very early. Satoru was actually up earlier to what he says is 'observing' her compared to 'spying' on her. She got up and opened the door even though she wasn't supposed to leave the room. As if expecting the elf's actions, as she opened the door she could see the warrior standing in the corridor right in front of her. He walked inside causing the elf to walk in reverse as if to rewind what she had done. They both laughed and the warrior said "get ready, we are going into town aren't we?" she suddenly looked gloomy. The air was filled with the feeling of melancholy. The warrior left the room and waited in the hall once more.
Soon they were both in town. The warrior brought the archer to the blacksmith not only to get more arrows but to repair her armor. Suddenly she felt shocked and said faintly to the warrior "I think, I forgot to take my bow and quivers upon returning yesterday" the warrior simply smiled "do not worry, yesterday afternoon I had retrieved them while you were asleep". The archer hugged him and said thank you, somehow she had found herself doing this often lately. After visiting the blacksmith they had breakfast. The warrior soon after said "hmm, I still haven't bought your present yet" in exact timing they arrived in an accessory shop and he took a quick look through the selection. He picked up a necklace with a blue triangular gem in the center and bought it. "Consider it your present. Well, put it on" the elf put it on her forehead like most elves did and the warrior laughed under his breath not stopping her actions. It was actually fine to wear it like that but it seemed to amuse him.
He said after he had settled down "the nurse says you should return to the inn before lunch, you should return". The elf nodded "I will, you do not have to escort me just promise to visit me in the evening again, you don't have to bring me any information today". The warrior responded before she returned "and maybe you can tell me what happened yesterday" they both waved and she returned to the infirmary. The warrior proceeded along a path towards the forest. Satoru decided to follow the warrior wondering where he was going. The warrior had wandered into meadow and began to pick flowers, which to Satoru reason was unknown. Satoru had hid behind a tree behind the warrior. He had gotten a closer look at the warrior. He was a light brown haired warrior hair held behind a headband that crossed horizontally across his forehead. There visible was a red gem on the upper left side. He wore a simple warrior shirt with a brown strap crossing diagonally from his shoulder to his waist contrasting to his white shirt. He was wearing common warrior pants composed of brown and red fabric. He carries a dull metallic axe indicating he was a mercenary.
Suddenly the warrior stood up straight and glanced behind him "greetings friend, no need to hide" the cleric stepped out from behind the tree. He asked directly without introductions "why do you pick flowers? Is it for the elf?" the warrior did not seem to mind his impudence. He simply replied "to cheer her up, today is her birthday after all". The cleric looked confused "if it is her birthday then why would she need cheering up?" the warrior seemed unaffected by the question "it's complicated, but since you seem to care about her I will, tell you. Every birthday to her unlike to humans, a birthday is another year she had not completed her telejia. She was granted to find her telejia at such a young age, but as she matured she felt the burden. I am not allowed to explain why she is so serious but she is that determined so a birthday is a day filled with sorrow t her. If you get to know her you will understand".
The cleric looked at him with a smirk and said "you seem to know her very well, no wonder she called for you in her desperate moment during the battle but yet you were nowhere in sight" the cleric crossed his arms and looked at the warrior judgmentally. "We have not talked about what happened yesterday" the warrior said turning to meet the cleric's sharp gaze. "If you didn't know I was the one who saved her, if not she may not have returned. Where were you?" he scoffed "she was calling for you, she said 'I need you Eri' but you did not appear". The warrior looked infuriated "I am not Eri, my name is Takeshi and do not think you have done her a favor, you a mere stranger have tampered with her telejia. I was not there only because I was not meant to be. She had no intentions of me following her so I had not you on the other hand may cause more trouble to befall her. I do not need explain myself towards you". The cleric once again scoffed "she herself said I was a part of her telejia" at that moment the warrior turned his attention towards the village path.
In the evening Takeshi made his way towards the infirmary. Once there he said "we need to talk". The elf was greeted with a serious and stiff expression instead of the usual smile. The elf's eyes became teary and she began to tell him the deep truth of what had happened yesterday.