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Capricorn merely growled.
"Come on, lemme just go out for a little bit," she pleaded to the tall Half-elf. Forcystus shook his head, aqua locks falling into his face.
"You're not going anywhere until you let your leg heal. I can't have my second in command limping around my Ranch." he replied stonily, stepping forward and making her back up. She looked at him, being about five inches shorter than him, and scoffed.
"Fine. But I'll be outside tomorrow." she shot at him as he left. Capricorn nearly punched the wall in frustration. She didn't know if her friend was all right, and she wasn't even sure if the child she had saved had suffered any damage.
She heaved a heavy sigh and flopped into her armchair, slowly calming down as she breathed in the familiar smell of leather that came with the chair. Reaching over to her desk, she opened one of the drawers and pulled out a bottle of vodka, poured herself a glass, and swallowed it in one gulp.
"You really need to watch how much you drink, Capricorn," a voice said from her doorway. Capricorn scowled.
"Whatever. I don't drink that much anyways, Shiru." she replied, pouring another glass. Shiru snatched the bottle from her desk and screwed the top back on, turning to go with it.
"Well, I guess I'll bring this to Master Forcystus and let him hang onto it for a while… he won't be very happy to find out that his second in command has a nearly full bottle of alcohol in her desk." Shiru commented leisurely as she strolled out the door. Capricorn sighed again.
"It's the only thing that takes away the pain…" she mumbled, and after hearing Shiru's footsteps pause in the hallway, began to brood again.
"Why the hell do I always end up sitting here drinking?" she murmured to herself, grabbing her book off her desk. She stared at the cover for a moment, pondering something.
"What do I see in this book…? I've read it over and over, but somehow I can't figure out why I like it so…" Capricorn shrugged and opened it, picking up where she left off last.
Her eyes scanned the lines as she normally did, looking for some meaning in their words. As usual, she found nothing, and just continued her reading.
The words finally brought her solace and sleep.
A few hours later, Capricorn woke up, glanced out the window, and frowned. It was only about five, judging from the sunset behind the shield of trees. Hesitantly stretching her leg again, she hopped out of her chair and went to open her door.
"Wha…?" she asked sleepily, seeing Shiru and Chrisanthy standing there. Chrisanthy smiled.
"We thought you'd might like to go down to the kitchen for a cup of tea or coffee or something." she replied, grabbing one of Capricorn's arms. Shiru grabbed the other.
"Yeah, we decided that we don't want Forcystus keeping you cooped up in your room for eternity, anyways!" she chirped, now pulling both of her friends down the hallway.
Upon reaching the kitchen, Chrisanthy grabbed three mugs out of a cupboard and placed them in front of her friends, before flopping into a chair next to Capricorn. Shiru grabbed a pot of coffee and poured it into her glass, then grabbed a kettle of tea for Chrisanthy and Capricorn.
"So, do you have anything to say, Shiru?" Capricorn muttered, sipping at her tea. Shiru shook her head.
"Now, why would I hand in a bottle of whatever you had?" she replied airily, waving her hand about. Capricorn merely shrugged.
"Well… never mind- Christy, what in Martel's name are you writing?" she commented, distracted by the Desian Recorder's sudden flurry of pencil movements.
"Well," she started, still scribbling away, "You see, there's this Half-elf. And while he is out one day, he finds a bunch of humans. So, he heroically saves the day by-"
"I get it, Christy." Capricorn interrupted, smiling. Chrisanthy puffed up.
"Yeah, and AFTER THAT, he goes back home and tells the story to his village, and then they-" Chrisanthy began to wave her pencil around, which made Capricorn duck a few times to avoid the sharp point.
Shiru ducked behind Capricorn's back laughing as Chrisanthy continued her flourishing movements of her pencil, once again nearly hitting the second in command in the eye.
"Christy!" Capricorn mock whined, stealthily grabbing her journal, "Put the pencil down, and get the journal back." she stated, holding it up triumphantly. Chrisanthy stared at it for a moment.
"All right, gimme my journal back." she replied, snatching it from Capricorn's loose grasp. She laughed before leaning back leisurely on her stool, carefully balancing it on two legs. She sipped at her tea again, staring at the ceiling.
"Say, Christy, was that kid okay? You know, the one that was in that house?" Capricorn suddenly asked, sitting straight up in her stool and nearly tipping over.
"Well, yeah. The town doctor looked him over and didn't find anything, at least." she replied, finally putting the pencil down, "You should be so worried, Miss Capricorn." she added, smiling lightly at her superior officer Capricorn heaved a sigh and let the stool rest on all four legs before quickly swallowing the rest of her tea and pushing the stool away from the counter. She stood up.
"Cap, where're you going?" Shiru asked, now leaning back to watch her open the kitchen door, "You shouldn't be walking around the Ranch, Forcystus might find you and lock you in your room." she joked, taking a small gulp of her coffee. Capricorn shrugged.
"I'm going for a walk." she replied quietly, stepping through the door.
"Where!" Shiru called after her. The door swung back and forth on the dual hinges, typical of a kitchen door. Capricorn's footsteps stopped, and her voice answered a few seconds later.
"Anywhere, Shiru, anywhere."