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The pain started out as a dull ache. Ruby tried to grasp at exactly where it was coming from as she floated toward consciousness. Her body was sore all over, her ribs throbbed as she shifted and she knew a few may have been cracked. She wanted to open her eyes to find the source but the movement of her lids sent a sharp pain through her skull, white hot and unforgiving. She gasped. Her breathing shallow and quick, her mind very much awake and aware now.

What happened?

She remembered walking into an abandoned village with Jaune, Ren, and Nora but nothing more. Not even their conversations in the village. Had they been attacked by grimm?

Ruby froze as a soft hand brushed against her cheek, alerting her to another persons presence. A whimper slipped through her lips, it sounded feeble even in her own ears. "Its alright I've got you..." The familiar voice of her uncle murmured, sending a wave of relief through her anxiety ridden bones. "I've got you..."

She tries to open her eyes again to look at him, the sharp pain stopped her right eye lid in its tracks but her left eye fluttered open to take in the very worried, very tired face of her uncle. "Uncle Qrow.." She croaks, her words slurring slightly. It was then that she realized just how drowsy she still was. Her thoughts were heavy, working their way through her mind as though they were travelling through mud.

"Easy there. Lets get you some water okay?" He murmurs, leaning out of her sight for a moment to pick up a bottle. Gently sliding one arm under her shoulders her guided her upright and held the bottle for her to drink. "Slowly." She forces herself to slow down, water slipping from the corners of her mouth.

When she's done he lowers her back down to her sleeping bag. She looks up at the night sky warily, her one silver eye cloudy. "We'll get moving again once your fever goes down again. Just try and get some rest." Qrow says, her silver eye slowly drifting over to look at him. The fire flickered just behind him, the rest of team RNJR were laying around the fire in their sleeping bags. "We should reach the next village soon so just... just get some rest."

"'appened...?" She asks, struggling to try and keep her eye open.

"I was too late." He runs a hand over his worn face. "I'm sorry."

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