The pain was something she had felt before, more times than sheâd like, but it was not debilitating. It was simply the placement of the vervain-tipped arrow, lodged into the center of her back. Try as she might, her fingers only barely brushed the shaft. She couldnât get a firm grip, could not pull it from her flesh. A frustrated yell parted from her lips when she was yet again unable to grab hold of it, dropping her hand back down to the earth below. Frustration was getting the better of her, matched with the stench of blood all around her, Seline was having a hard time holding onto her composure. At the sound of an approaching form, she about opened her mouth to snap at them before realizing just who it was, âGeorgie!â
Georgetteâs eyes squinted through the darkness, not for a lack of vision but due to the smoke and debris that filled the air, pricking at the corners of her eyes. With her shawl pressed up against the lower half of her face, Georgette for once was wishing she had dressed down for an occasion because she was certainly not pleased that sheâd have to send her dress in for dry cleaning so soon. The minor cuts sheâd received had long since closed up, and as she cautiously made her way across the fairgrounds and towards the exit, someone calling her name caught her attention.Â
Brow furrowed, she snapped her head around to the voice, eyes widening in concern and realization when she identified the source. Her feet were moving before she even made a decision, and she found herself kneeling beside Seline, who had an arrow portruding out of a bloody mess on her back that was rank with the taint of vervain. âOh my god,â she muttered, reaching out tentatively to the shaft out of instinct before stopping. âDoes - Does this go all the way through?â She asked Seline, a sense of urgency on her voice. If it did, that would certainly make things a lot easier. If it didnât, well, there would only be more pain at that.