"Qifrey. Are you soaked again?" Olruggio smiled gently, seeing his best friend soaked from hair to shoes. He wonder what exactly happened… he never goes into the water on his own. Unless something happens.
"I've told you so many times to be more careful… But okay. Come here." Watchful Eye murmured quietly, slowly drying him off with his magic and tools.
"Qifrey. What exactly is wrong with you? And you can't say nothing or hide behind stupid excuses. I… I'm worried about you. I can see you're not doing well."
He detested the water, did everything he could to avoid it, especially rain. It made him uncomfortable, but he knew he couldn't let himself be comfortable with his rain-repelling spell all the time. It was exactly the discomfort of being wet and in the rain that kept him in check, that allowed him to continue living as he did. The stress of water clinging to his clothes, every part of him but his cloak wet. The tight, clinging feeling of his clothing kept him unsettled. Of course, it was all played off for the sake of the girls, saying he was simply foraging and forgot to put his cloak back on in time, but Olruggio wasn't as easy to fool. His Watchful Eye was far too observant.
A slow blink before he addressed his friend, offering a pleasant smile.
"Really, Olly, there was no such need for this. But you have my thanks." If he got sick, then that would just make it easier. Qifrey laughs, spreading open his arms to allow himself to be dried off a little further. "I'll be quite alright. I just have to change and warm up by the fire; no need to do this."
Even his concerns were growing more observant. The Witch doesn't change his expression, keeping it light-hearted, even dipping his head to the side to play off his confusion.
"I suppose when I woke up from the rain, it made me panic for a moment. But really, it was just a passing moment. Now, now, aren't the girls in need of attention? We ought to make sure that none of them gets sick; otherwise it'll spread too easily to everyone else. I'll go get changed, then make some soup."
With that, he walks by the other Witch, deciding not to entertain the topic any further, it was for the better of them both.
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