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“Yeah,” Felix replied, “Just very tired.”
He climbed back up into the cart and sat at the front again. Taking a deep breath, he tapped his fingers to his throat, and a green glow surrounded his fingertips.
“Would you come with us? Your help would be much appreciated.” he asked the guards’ horses.
They whinnied a bit and began to walk alongside the cart. Felix smiled.
“Thank you kindly.”
Eclipse shifted back, wincing as he rolled his shoulder.
“We have more salve if you need it,” Felix told him, “Here, let me grab it from my bag…”
Felix reached over and pulled out the jar. He rolled it towards Eclipse.
Eclipse shook his head, "You need it more…" he mumbled, "I'll be fine.."
“If you insist… but in return, I’ll heal your wound with magic as soon as I’m able,” Felix promised.
Eclipse hummed softly, "You don't have to…" he said softly, watching him.
"It'll be easy, once I'm up to the task," Felix replied, "I insist. No point in staying injured when you don't have to."
Eclipse looked away, not sure how to respond. *He shouldn't be wasting his powers on me…"
The cart started towards the woods, and Felix eyed the treeline carefully for a place to dump the corpses. He saw a dense thicket.
"How about in there?" he asked, gesturing towards it.
Eclipse looked up, "Too close to the road" he mumbled, "If more come they'll be able to scent the bodies."
“Where do you suggest?” Felix asked, “We don’t want that to happen.”
"Further into the trees, maybe in a gorge.." he mumbled.
Felix invited one of the horses to the side and he draped one of the bodies over the back and strapped it on. He swung over onto the horse, grunting with the effort.
Eclipse watched nervously, not sure if he should help or not.
Felix started off into the woods on horseback, glancing back at Eclipse before he went. He didn't expect any help, what, with his injured shoulder and all, so he forged ahead without the other. Besides, it might be better if he stayed with the cart.
Eclipse sat back, feeling useless. He had caused this mess, so why not help clean it up?"
(I've been super busy with final exams coming up. Sorry I haven't been more active, but I haven't forgotten about this.)
Felix returned the first time, having thrown the body down into a gorge, which had a small stream running through and was still very muddy from the remnants of that week's rain. The mud might help cover up the smell, too.
He took the second body and started to haul it up onto the horse. That's when his vision started to blur a bit. Felix barely managed to pull the body over. However, he still tried his best to hide it from Eclipse, not wanting the other to strain himself trying to help.
(It's fine, I've been selectively replying a little more than I want to lately because of stress.)
Eclipse watched him worriedly, not wanting to interfere unless he as asked to.
(Understandable, I do that a lot too)
Felix took another trip to the same spot and hauled the body over into the gorge.
However, the strain was building up, and this was too much. His vision started to go black around the edges then dim entirely. He grasped around blindly for the reigns, but he started to slip away and fall.
Felix landed on his side near the edge of the gorge, at this point unconscious.
The horse started to wander around without a rider, eventually making it back near where Eclipse waited.
Eclipse was waiting for Felix to return when he saw the others horse wander back into the clearing. His eyes widened and he felt a wave of panic when he realized Felix wasnt there. Taking a deep breath he got down from the wagon and paced a little bit, feeling very inadequate for the situation.
Felix stirred a bit and his eyes fluttered open, but his vision remained dim. His consciousness wavered still. Felix tried to call out, but the words caught in his throat and his eyes slid closed again.
Eclipse eventually gathered up the courage to dash back into the woods, shifting into a wolf as he desperately tried to track Felix' scent.
Felix started gasping for air as a sudden, sharp pain went through his side. It jolted him back conscious, but he was still on the edge and mostly unaware of his surroundings.
He let out a few small, pained whimpers in between the gasping. He shouldn't have done this. He shouldn't have pushed himself so hard.
Eclipse kept going till he found the ridge, panicking slightly when he didn't see Felix right away. THen his nose caught a whiff of the bodies, and he ran for it, trying to stay focused and track him down.
Felix closed his hand over a fistful of mud. Gods, on top of the injuries, he was going to have to wash all this mud and grime off. But how could he think about such trivial things at a time like this? His mind was going 100 miles per hour, and there was no rhyme or reason to where it was wandering.