Talulah had it bad for the past couple of days. She felt exhausted, but too on edge to sleep or rest because she felt that Sirius might be in danger again if she dropped her guard like last time. With a stressed sigh, she thought back to what had happened. Right after Sirius had gotten attacked, she had immediately stopped her fire aura and ran to him as Mephisto ran away, causing all the rubble from the buildings to fall onto them. She had made it to Sirius just on time before all of it crashed on them and reactivated her flame protection, incinerating all of the mess. She also remembered the amount of blood she had felt against her while holding Sirius, making her panic. Not knowing what to do, she laid him against a rock and opened his jacket and shirt. The image of the wound would never disappear from her memory, seeing the life fade from him slowly as more blood flowed from his wound. She had didn't dare touch the wound, fearing that she would make it worse or maybe even kill him by accident. Just as she was about to lose it and try to do something, a voice behind her spoke.
"Here, let me do this. Just help me apply pressure to his lower wound."
"Hu-?"
"Do you want him to die? Hurry up."
W said with a impatient look as she began stitching the Doctor's wounds after injecting something onto the wound, which Talulah suspected was a painkiller. She did as she was told and helped to the best of her ability, hoping was she did was enough.
"You caused one hell of a mess here. I'll be returning to the Reunion after you carry him back in, but I advise that you don't return anytime soon."
"....I know. Was it you who set off the explosions?"
"Does it look like I use rocket launchers to attack fellow Infected?"
"That's unlike you. I retract that question."
"That's the closest to an apology I'll get? I accept it, Ta-chan~"
"W-where did you get an idea for such a nickname from?!"
"Oh? Is someone embarrassed? The you I know would toast me alive, but I guess it's just me helping the boy keeping you back from it."
"........Is he going to be okay?"
"He will, but give him this if he doesn't wake up within 24 hours. Don't ask what it is, all I know is that it works. Come on, let's get him in."
"....Thank you."
After W managed to bandage his wound after stitching, she and Talulah both carried Sirius into an abandoned house that looked near decent. Setting him down, W gave a raised eyebrow at Talulah, asking a question.
"So what will you do now, Talulah?"
"I'm not sure, but I'll figure something out. After I know he is fine."
"Hm. I think that you should lay low. His friends are a couple of rooftops away. I talked to them earlier and they know you're around, but I didn't tell them which way. Also... I suspect that after this, Mephisto will be trying to take your place as leader and have an all out attack on Rhodes Island. When that happens, I doubt that there will be any way to stop him or the Reunion. My advice to you and him is to run. You're both outcasts in the war, and if caught, both of you will be possibly executed. From both sides."
"Then-"
"Run far away from this place. There's nothing you can possibly do anymore but make this worse. The Reunion won't see you the same."
"I see. I do have one more question before you go though."
"Hm?~"
"Why are you helping me?"
