Chapter Sixteen: Healing in the middle of nowhere

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*********************************************************************** When she came to, she was in a lot of pain. She could hear a voice casting a recovery spell on her. She slowly opened her eyes to see Amelia, the princess of Seiruun kneeling beside her.

"What happened?" Babbit asked weakly.

"Oh, you're awake." Amelia said in surprise. "I was going through this forest and I heard a strange noise that sounded painful. When I investigated, you were lying in the middle of the forest, bruised and bleeding." Babbit opened her eyes a little more and saw the group of Seiruun guards that surrounded them.

"I'm sorry. Were you in the middle of doing something important? Royal business perhaps?" Babbit asked thoughtfully. The great pain in the various parts of her body were beginning to lessen.

"Nothing that couldn't wait for a little bit. After all, it wouldn't be just to leave a hurt person in the middle of nowhere." Amelia answered with a smile. Babbit watched in odd curiosity as Amelia lurched in to a speech about justice. She had heard a story from her mother about how Amelia had once had a rather large crush on her father, Zelgadiss. She thought for a moment about how the story had gone, but couldn't remember it beyond the opening line. "Shortly after the defeat of Hellmaster Phibrizzo, there was some confusion over traveling arrangements." She tried to sit up, but the pain that jabbed her skull prevented it.

"Don't try to move just yet." An unfamiliar male voice said from her side, opposite from Amelia.

"Who are you?" She turned her head slightly to gaze upon this stranger. He didn't look particularly interesting.

"My name is Vrumugun." He answered, and concentrated on the healing spell he was casting.

"He's my husband. We've been married almost 10 years." Amelia added. "We were on our way to visit his friend Zangulus in Xona. We're negotiating a trade route with them."

"Oh. So that's the business you're on." She commented. With both of them casting healing spells, Babbit could soon sit up and began casting spells on herself. She paused for a moment.

"Amelia-san, you mentioned that you found me in the middle of nowhere. What about the temple?" She asked. Amelia blinked.

"Temple? What temple?" She asked. They stared at eachother for a moment.

"There was no temple nearby." Vrumugun commented in a quiet voice. Babbit thought for a moment, trying to make sense of the confusion in her head.

"Oh. I must have been dreaming it then." She said slowly, trying to think up a good story, or Amelia would tell her parents and they would start worrying about her again. She didn't want to make her parents worry. By mid-day, she was completely healed. She thanked Amelia and Vrumugun, wished them luck with their negotiations, and set off once again. About an hour after she left their company, she realized something. She had absolutely no idea where she was.

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Lost? Who, me? What do you mean I can't put Amelia with Vrumugun? It's better than leaving her all alone, right? R&R, please!