AN: I got distracted a LOT this week (there are so many precious good boys to think about after all~) but I managed to get this chapter done. Yay me! Anyway, hope you enjoy reading~
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Chapter 12:
It wasn't remotely difficult for Drayce to location Fiorello's clinic, despite having been there only once. Fiorello had spent his time since joining the guild at the Crescentia and getting their personal clinic in order, which was fine as there was plenty of room for the botanist to move in if he wanted.
Drayce cleared the front stoop in two strides and hastily knocked on the door. Although slightly breathless from the run, he still called out. "Hey, Zohar? Are you in?"
He received no reply, couldn't even hear a sound from inside, so he knocked again. A little louder this time. He was greatly disappointed when he received no answer. He still couldn't hear anything from inside, so it was obvious that no one was inside.
He sighed as he leaned forward and rested his forehead against the wooden door as he tried to think. He didn't have a clue where Zohar could be as he had literally only met him once. And he honestly knew only the bare essentials when it came to necromancers. But he needed to find Zohar to help Caelem. He would just...have to walk around this entire city if he had to.
As Drayce peeled his forehead away from the door he felt a sudden chill in the air. Then, before he could react, something phased through the door right in front of him. It appeared to be that of a white wraith that honestly looked like the storybook ghosts he had seen as a child. Round and white. But it had red downturned eyes and a red upturned mouth. And it appeared right in front of his face, a mere inch away.
"Woah!" he uttered in surprise as he instinctively took a step back to put some distance between him and the wraith in front of him.
But his heel slipped off of the top step and he found himself stumbling backwards. But before he could either right him or hit the ground, his back hit something quite hard and he felt something slip around his waist, pinning him still. But keeping him upright all the same. When he felt something that was akin to a hand grabbing his shoulder in a further attempt to keep him on his feet, Drayce tilted his head back to find a pair of bright blue eyes peering back down at him.
Ahh...
"Z-Zohar?" Drayce squeaked out.
Zohar, however, tilted his head curiously to the side, never loosening his grip. "You've been searching for me?"
Drayce blinked before realisation caused him to stiffen and immediately scramble out of Zohar's arms. "Ah, yes!" he said as he spun around to face him. "I need your help with something."
Though Zohar's expression barely changed, he did arch a questioning eyebrow. "Oh?" He seemed intrigued again, much like the first time Drayce had met him.
Drayce decided to simply launch into it, being blunt and getting right to the facts really was the best method.
"There's someone at my guildhouse who has a spell etched onto his back and it supposedly leads to a treasure. I'm not interested in that at the moment though as he was the target of bandits who forced him into the labyrinth against his will. To make a long story short I want to remove that spell and Fiorello says you might be able to help."
Zohar was silent as he stared at him, again much like the first time they met. "...You are helping another in trouble, are you?" he asked as the corner of his mouth twitched ever so slightly.
Drayce blinked before he smiled and shrugged his shoulder. Again, he was reminded to the first time they met, when he was looking for a healer to help Faelen. "Oh, yeah, that's right."
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