"I am aware of this. The guards here are specially trained to accept any forms of magic. Not all of us are plain humans," Alice nodded.

She felt the handle trying to turn and pulled the door open, allowing Ivan to step inside. She sighed and ushered the injured guard inside, turning her attention almost completely away from the mermen. Her focus was on helping Ivan right now as she began bandaging the guard's two wounds.

Ivan hissed in pain as Alice began bandaging him. Of course, he didn't object to her help. His attention strayed to the mermen, who he watched with quiet reserve. He said not a word. [i]She'll probably have me guard them since I'm already in the same place as them. Ugh,[/i] He thought, his expression changing to a slight scowl.