The gang was waiting for him the moment he stepped from the healing-talent's station, all lingering patiently off to the side of the waiting lobby, some hovering nervously a few inches off of the ground and others lingering against the trunks of trees (Vidia) and playing with the flowers and birds (Rosetta and Fawn). All in all, they didn't appear to mind waiting a little extra before heading off the mainland and for some reason, that made him feel good. He was glad they didn't rush off and leave him behind, but he hadn't actually expected them to wait this long for him to come with them.
"Now, be sure to take the poppy each night before you go to bed," Clara was reminding him as he hopped down the steps (the steps that you would normally fly over, he thought bleakly before forcefully shoving the dark thought away) and came to rejoin the others who all looked up expectantly. He didn't understand why they always looked so relieved to see him. Did they think he was going to keel over and die every time he took a step or something? "They'll help settle the pain and help you rest better. And if you get any more nightmares, you talk to one of the healers over there immediately, you understand? My guildmates have already been informed of your..." she paused, searching for the right words. "Condition, and they will be there if you need them."
She wasn't leaving him any room for argument and so he nodded dutifully. "Aye," he assured her. "I understand."
Clara hummed something that sounded very close to disbelief and instead of simply taking him at his word and leaving him be, she drew her gaze from her patient to the group waiting across the way. Thankfully, the rest of the lobby was clear, the majority of fairies already gathering in Springtime Square to start for the mainland. "Which one of you is the closest to Phineas?" she asked.
"Me," Tink and Clank said together.
"Now let's not answer all at once now," Vidia remarked sarcastically, drifting to the ground and folding her arms impatiently.
"Hmmm," Clara hummed again. "Very well." She folded her hands behind her back. "Then I am making it the responsibility of you two to make sure he takes his medications when he's supposed to. No more skipping out when no one is looking." She gave Bobble a hard stare and he rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.
"I'm sure we can handle that," Tink promised, also giving him the look.
She was so much more intimidating than Clara and there was no way he was going to argue with a glare like that. But he was fine! Really, he could take the pain. Why were they afraid he couldn't? Did they really think he was that weak? Involuntarily, his hands balled into fists, and he purposefully looked away from her and off to something vague in the distance--apparently the trees were incredibly interesting this time of day.
"Yeah, no problem at all!" Clank agreed cheerfully, seeming to miss his best friend's reaction entirely.
"We'll keep him on the up and up," Sil added, coming up beside Clank and grinning up at the healing-talent.
"Well, all right then," Clara sighed, perhaps realizing that it would be futile to keep repeating herself. "I suppose you'd better be getting on your way now. It's almost sunset and I'm sure the queen won't want to be kept waiting."
"You're right," Rosetta agreed, much more astute than the rest of their friends, hastily stepping between Bobble and Tink and taking Tink's arm, gently tugging her away from her staring contest while simultaneously giving Bobble the 'you're welcome and you owe me one now' glance. "We'd better hurry or we'll be late again."
"Everyone have your things?" Iridessa added.
"Roger that!" Sil said, spinning a full circle and letting them see her backpack of things. After their first trip, the gang had learned how to pack...lighter. Each of them had a backpack of things they had selected to bring (to save the environment and the poor doves who had to carry it). The rest was already at the camp (some of the talents had already begun preparations and had set up the accommodations for the rest of them the week before).
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Hayran Kurgu"You gave everything to save the Hollow when it needed you the most and it cost you a great price." He wouldn't look at his wings as he spoke as firmly as he dared. "It was the right thin' to do." When someone describes the end of the world, usually...
