As Chrystella continued to remove twigs and rocks with the tweezers, she couldn’t help but be impressed with Cassandra’s refusal to show her pain. “You are doing good Cassie, there is just one left to be removed.” She praised softly, her focus solely on the one piece of rock that remained. Her fist attempt to un-lodge it failed, but her second was met with success. She scrutinised the little rock and realised that it was long and pointed. A nail? It had to be from one of those creatures so she placed it in the bowl filled with alcohol.
“Alright, I have removed everything and am now going to sanitize the wound with the rest of this.” She said and held up the bottle of medical alcohol so that Cassie could see. This was the part that would really hurt and Chrystella felt bad for putting her through more pain, but it had to be done or risk infection.
She took two towels from her collection of medical supplies, placed one under Cassie’s leg and kept the other by her side so that she could quickly use it when it was needed. She tipped the bottle over the leg injury, letting the liquid in and around it until the bottle emptied. Next she took up the second towel and dried the area around the wound. As she had anticipated, the wound had now begun to ever so slowly heal, due to the were blood coursing through Cassie. “There we go; it’s starting to heal already. Lucky girl. Now to stop the scarring…” She trailed off and began to mix different medical ingredients and balms into the empty bowl to create her anti-scarring concoction. She smeared the sweet smelling balm neatly over the top of the injury and it began to harden and had the added function of being almost like a Band-Aid, bandage type of thing.
“All done. Just leave the balm on for about a day before removing it.” She spoke stoically though still smiled, it just wasn’t overly bright. While she packed away and cleaned up the medical supplies, she flinched when a strange feeling coursed up her arm, originating from the Entry Rune on her hand. Not having ever crossed the barrier before, she had never felt anything like it, but then she remembered something that her great grandmother taught her during her barrier protector training. At the point of direct passing through the barrier, it will therein forever afterwards know you as creator. A connection will be made and you will begin to sense when things try to pass through. That must have been what this feeling was. Something or someone wanted to pass through. With thoughts that it could have been someone seeking refuge against the creatures that their group had faced not but an hour ago Chrystella decided to set out and investigate.
“I hope you do not mind me leaving for a little while. I will be back, but just need to check something.” She explained to both Zac and Cassie and then added, “Could you please just let Say’ri know that we may need an extra place setting? In the meantime, make yourselves right at home. There is a bathroom through the door just before the kitchen and a cupboard full of clean towels in the door directly across from it. With that said, she went over to the front door, took her broom and set out to the spot of the barriers disturbance.
Sitting on her broom she advanced on the location, keeping close to the ground and could see sparks of light as something collided with the barrier. By the time she reached the position, she could clearly see a young man standing there. She could feel that he wasn’t human, for he held great power within him. A type of power that she had only heard whispers of. The power of an Undertaker. Chrystella was shocked to say the least, she had never imagined to ever be in the presence of such a being. She felt underdressed.
Landing lightly on solid ground a respectable distance away, she slowly approached the Undertaker, suddenly feeling really shy. Not knowing how to really act, she bowed politely once she crossed the barrier.
“Good morning.” She somehow managed to say upon gaining his attention.