I can…feel…the pain…getting…worse. I breathed heavily…and…slowly.

"Is there anything else we can do?" Milo asked…worried.

"Just wait outside, we can handle"…said…a bison.

"But-

"Come on Milo", I heard Eli…s-say, "Let them handle this"

"AAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"Quickly, before it worsens!"

"T-Tara!"

"Milo, let's go"

"Wait! I can leave her alone! Please wait! Tara!"

"You bring the mix here, you place her in the water"

"Gently now….okay"

"Now, pull up her sleeve"

"It's as I feared, the bullet is cursed and deep within her shoulder"

…*Breathes fast*…I…can…hardly…take…

"There is a way, but we need to hold her down in the water!"

"You don't mean"

"We have to, we're running out of time!"

Sudden I'm…held down, wh-what happening!?

"Ready everyone?"

"Yes"

"Mmmmmm…..In the name of the spirits from the beyond, please, lead me your power to save this life!"

"Child, you must look at me and breathe!"

I'm so scary, but… I listened. I noticed a shining light…, but I was brought back to a bison's face.

"HHHHHAAAAAAAAH!"

"…AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

"She's moving too much!"

"Come…on"

"She's starting to lost too much blood, Heart!"

"It's almost out, I…can see it"

"At this rate, you will lose your hands!"

"ANYTHING IS WORTH SAVING HER, I CAN'T LET ANOTHER DIE LIKE THIS!

"Heart, you-

"I got it, quickly, seal this up!"

I feel…ssooo….reeelievved….

An hour later…

….mmmmm, nn! Oow! It still hurts to move. Where am I?

"Try not to move child", said a bison, "Your body is still weak from the surgery we have preformed"

"Am I…in the Temple of the Thunderbird?", I asked trying not to move.

"Smart girl you are, yes"

"Can you tell me what has happened with the surgery? If you don't mind"

"Certainly", the bison said sitting beside me.

The bison named Sun Gaze explained how the curse spread faster than the Free Ranger's wounds, English Bill intended to kill us quickly as possible. The herbal healing water only slowed the curse's process. Sun Gaze told me to drink something, it tasted like sweet…tree bark. Uuummm, I'm just going to keep listening and not think about it. Now this was the part where I was held down into water in order for a bison named Heart helped. The light shining, which came from their hands, was a special ritual they preformed to not only protect their hands, but also pull the bullet out with magic. They surgery was a success, but there was a cost.

"What was the cost?", I asked sounding concerned.

"…"

"Are they okay? Please, tell me they're okay-Ow!" I asked moving a little by accident.

"Child don't move, the pain will worsen", Sun Gaze said.

"I'm sorry…", I said holding in the pain.

"Heart is just fine, it's just…she won't be able to use magic anymore"

"…what…?"

"The ritual wasn't suppose to last for too long", Sun Gaze explained, "It took a toll of her hands the longer she used it, not to mention the curse from bullet trying to penetrate her as she held it"

"She…she did all that…for me?"

"Yes, she…she did want to lose another to the fiend's dark magic", Sun Gaze said.

"Who…did she lose?"

"…I rather not say", Sun Gaze said standing up, "For now, you should focus on recovering"

"…okay"

Sun Gaze turned around and started walking towards the door.

"…Hey wait!", I heard a familiar voice say, "Is Tara going to be okay? Can I go inside?"

"Not now, tall rat", I heard Sun Gaze say, "Let her rest"

"But-

"Please, for her sake"

"Mmmm…okay…"

Hmhmhm, oh Milo.