Thread: White Rose Withering [TakodaVega x Dies Irae]

Nettle sighed, taking a small cloth wiping the slowly drying blood from the scratches across his arms and cheek, looking down at Rose he smiled It's nothing he said putting the cloth in a bowl of cool water, everything had gone as he had hoped, little resistance for the most part besides that stranger who let him go by. It puzzled him on why he did so, perhaps the strange man wanted to hunt them down, no it wasn't so simple was it, Taking the bowl of water and the cloth to Rose he sat next to her Your injuries are more severe than mine he said wiping the blood and dirt from her back gently, staring at the latest wound from the whip he growled, how anyone could hurt her willingly like that, how he had failed to watch her when it mattered most. Taking the cloth over her back cleaning the fresh wound and several scratches she had gotten from the escape he sighed We can't stay here long, you should rest he said putting the now dirtied cloth in the bowl and set it on the table, Wrapping a blanket around her he stood heading towards the door, I'll be outside, we'll leave at dawn, he said before moving out into the hallway shutting the door behind him. Taking a seat by the door he closed his eyes thinking of where they should go, the Garden's headquarters weren't an option, not since Foxglove had betrayed them, He had no need for a domicile due to his lifestyle, Rose however even in her best times could be fragile, some of the missions the Garden gave them were easily gruesome to a normal hunter. Staring down at the Emerald Swan resting in his palm he smiled, only during those times did he really have a place he could call home, even still he never spent much time at the headquarters, nor did anyone ever know he was there when he did go. Silently he stood and walked down the hall, to the bar of the inn, he could at least get her water and something to eat, no doubt the traders had tried starvation to break her spirit but if he knew Rose well enough she wouldn't have broken that easily. Getting fruit and a pitcher of water from the barmaid he sighed, it would be sometime before Rose would be at her full strength, he would have to move her several times a day until then, after that he planned to keep an eye on her, that strang man was plaguing his mind again. Walking upstairs slowly he heard talks of an amurjin being taken upstairs, resting the bowl and jug on the step in front of him he listened carefully, nothing unusal, talking about her injuries, him being tall and other things, returning to the room with the food and water for Rose he kept the conversation in his head, if anything it heightened his guard, anyone could be an informant, the money was good for information, information on bounty hunters were valued highly by the hunted, kill the hunter before they kill you, majority of the game was information gathering. Setting the bowl and pitcher next to Rose he smiled watching her sleep for a moment before returning to his post outside. They would leave in the morning, the next village over would be the first stop, maybe a days journey on foot with her, he would have to keep a slower pace to avoid slowing her healing down.