A/N: Okay okay, fine guys, I won't have a Will/Gilan pairing. Ugh. Rood. I will keep the 'bromance' though, as some of you call it. Lol, that was funny. I laughed when I read those reviews. Btw, I don't know where you guys live, but it was 1:00 in the morning here when you reviewed... hehehe...

Gilan sighed in his sleep and tightened his hold on Will, who was laying beside him. They had both fallen asleep shortly after Will had realized he was safe. Will tensed when he felt arms wrapped around him. He slowly opened his eyes and looked up, jumping when he saw that a person was there. That woke Gilan up and he yawned and looked down at his friend with a smile. After a few moments Will seemed to realise where he was and calmed down. He yawned cutely and Gilan smiled and poked his nose. (A/N: OMG WHY ARE THEY SO ADORABLE?! *has seizure*)

"How are you feeling?"

"Everything h-hurts..." Will rasped, closing his eyes. He was clearly still exhausted.

"I'll get you some pain medicine."

To his surprise, Will simply nodded and hugged his pillow. It was adorable. Usually his friend would have objected, but now he seemed too tired to do so. He smiled and left the room in search of Malcolm. Instead he found Horace, who was sitting on the couch sharpening his sword.

"Hey, have you seen Malcolm?"

The warrior looked up and smiled. "Yes, he's drinking coffee on the veranda."

"Thanks," he said, walking to the door.

"Wait... how's Will?"

"Sore. He's a bit better though, mentally I mean. He finally realized that he was safe last night."

"That's good."

"Yeah, but I have to hurry. I came out to get him medicine..."

"Ah okay, have fun."

Gilan rolled his eyes and went out onto the veranda. Malcolm gave him a warm smile when he sat down. Then a thought came to him.

"Where's Halt? I haven't seen him yet..."

"Oh, I forgot you didn't know yet. Tyler kind of... poisoned Will. Halt left early this morning to get the antidote. I would've told you, but you and Will were asleep and I didn't want to bother you."

Gilan's eyes were huge.

"What kind of poison? What does it do?"

"Hemlock. It causes hallucinations and agonizing pain. Speaking of which, you'll probably be needing more pain medicine for Will about now, won't you?" Malcolm asked with a raised eyebrow.

Gilan nodded. "Yes please."

Malcolm sighed and stood, walking stiffly back inside. His knee popped when he stood.

Being old is hard...

He went to his medicine bag and pulled out a syringe, then filled it with pain medicine (A/N: Sorry, I don't know what kind of medicines they had back then, so I'm just gonna say pain medicine).

"I'm gonna warn you, this will probably knock him out for a while..."

"Eh, he needs the rest anyways." Gilan shrugged as he quietly opened the door.

Will was curled up on the bed. At first they thought he was sleeping, but then they heard him sniffle. Gilan rushed over to him, eyes searching for injuries.

"Will? What's wrong?" He asked frantically.

Will looked up at him with red rimmed eyes and tear stained cheeks. Gilan's heart nearly stopped at the sight... he couldn't stand to see him cry. Will cried out and doubled over, his arms tightening around his midsection.

"H-h-hurts..." He whimpered.

Malcolm sighed. He should've given him his medicine earlier. If he had, Will wouldn't be in pain right now, or at least not as much. He stepped forward and tried to grab Will's arm, jumping and letting go when the younger man screamed in terror.

"Here, give it to me." Gilan said, reaching for the syringe.

Malcolm handed it to him without question and left the room. Gilan laid down beside Will and took his arm in his lap. Will didn't move. He mentally shrugged and injected the medicine into his arm. Will immediately whined and started crying again. He put the empty syringe on the nightstand and wrapped his arms around his friend.

"Hey, it's okay. It's just medicine, it'll make you feel better." He said quietly, resting his head on Will's now bony shoulder.

Will's whole body was tense, but slowly started to relax as the medicine started taking effect. After about 20 minutes of laying there in silence, a sound interrupted the monotony. The sound of soft snoring.

Halt sighed as the silence seemed the cloud around him. It was torturous. He had Abelard, but besides him there was no one to talk to. For the first time going on a trip, Halt was bored. Usually there was always something to do. Like hunting down Genovesans or rescuing Alyss from a creepy castle. Now there was nothing but the tall dark trees and the path on which Abelard galloped.

He had been riding for a day already, and still didn't seem to be getting any closer to his destination. It felt like that, anyways. Although that's how long trips always were, he knew. Except this wasn't a long trip, not compared to the ones he'd been on in the past. Maybe it felt so long because someone's life depended on his return...

Stop thinking about such depressing things! Abelard complained, snorting and shaking his head in disapproval.

"But they're true..." He protested.

This is why you shouldn't be left alone.

"That's not a very nice thing to say. You should be ashamed, picking on your master."

Master, eh? That's a new one.

"What do you mean new? It's not new at all."

Well I certainly haven't heard it before. Therefore, it's new.

"I just can't win with you, can I?" Halt sighed.

Nope, suck it up buttercup.

Halt sighed and continued on for a few minutes. Then he realized what his horse had been doing. Abelard had been creating a distraction to get his mind off of Will.

You're only just noticing that? Who are you and what have you done with Halt?

Halt let a small smile show. He looked up and could see a small building in the distance.

"Looks like we're here."

A/N: Yay! There wasn't too much angst in this chappie. But that's okay, cause Gilan and Will were totally adorable. I'm sorry if Halt and Abelard were OOC... I am pretty unfamiliar with Abelard's attitude. Eh, all I can say is sorry if it sucked. Lol, please review! :)