25th Saun
The remaining attackers were dead, or rather, more dead then they had been. The young woman watched as Faith advanced and unfortunately vomited at her feet. It was then that she spun and neatly removed the head of a final undead that had lurched towards them. The head bounced twice on the soft grass before rolling down a divot of the ground only to lodge next to a stone. Elyna drew her sword quickly across her knee to remove the wet blood before she sheaved it. It would make cleaning easier later. The Skyrider approached the slave and slid a hand beneath the girls armpit and half- lifted half-dragged her back to her feet, “up you get,” she ordered, “this way. Just breathe, Faith – you’ll be alright. In through the mouth and out through your nose. Ready? In through your mouth and out through your nose.” She led the girl towards the treeline where it was shaded and more secluded. Let the soldiers sort out their mess. She wasn’t one of them and she cared far more for the welfare of her companion. She did however manage to swipe a bottle of water from the ground, checked that the cork was intact and tuck it into her pocket. It barely fit but it wouldn’t escape.
Elyna led Faith to the edge where she let her sit down again, opened the bottle and pressed it into her hands. She knelt down before her, hands rested on the girls skinny knees and searched her expression, “you’ll be alright Faith…everyone throws up…I threw up for about the first arc when I joined the Skyriders...what you have seen was awful. But you are okay, and you will be fine. Try and drink some water? Just a sip…nice and slow…”