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[center][h3]--Near Sapple Springs - Rest Stop--[/h3][/center]
Although Valerie was perfectly content to 'sit this one out' so to speak, she couldn't really shut herself off when someone decided to directly speak to her now, could she? Especially not when that someone had caring nurture in mind. [color=b93bc2][b]"..."[/b][/color] The horned WARDEN was slow to respond, needing a few long seconds to finally stir and slightly turn toward Morden, it was as if simply turning her neck was an astronomical task. She had never felt so grateful for Gerard's telepathic field, allowing her to bypass the labor of speaking, [color=b93bc2][i]"I'm just astonished I'm somehow still alive..."[/i][/color] 

She'd more than allow Morden to administer the Astral Reducer to her arm and water to her lips, meanwhile, Silje literally hung down from her perch to... check up on her, she supposed, in the Battlemage's own way. [color=b93bc2][i]"Uuh... thanks."[/i][/color] While she [i]could[/i] be snarky and mention something along the lines of headpats were the last thing she needed at the moment, but she decided against it. With Morden already attending to her, what else could Silje do? And besides, Valerie was just glad that Silje and everyone else in the squad didn't succumb to mistburn; it wasn't something anyone should be looking forward to, speaking from personal experience.

[color=b93bc2][i]"Thanks, Morden."[/i][/color] Attended, but still exhausted, Valerie let the squad deliberate about what they'd do with the princess. Man, this little road trip was proving to be a lot more than they bargained for...