Chapter 290: Medical Leave

Chapter 290: Medical Leave

Stepping into the infirmary Tiff saw the number of doctors that were working around Dawn had dropped down to three and she was able to get her first real look at her. She looked just fine like how she had earlier so Tiff wasn't sure if anything had been done to her yet. "Have they given her an antidote yet?"

The Temple Head gave her a small nod before saying. "About a minute before you walked in. They said the poison they used on her wasn't as strong as the one you suffered so she could be up soon." Tiff hoped the t was true, while she didn't want to have to rush out of the room right after Dawn got up she did have something she needed to do for the God of Light.

"Her eyes seem to be moving. This is a good sign that she will wake up soon. You all can come closer to the bed now if you want." After the doctor said this he and the other two backed off to let whoever wanted to be there next to Dawn when she opened her eyes get close. Tiff didn't even look at the other members of the 23 that had been silently waiting in all the empty parts of the room and took the spot that was the closest to Dawn's face.

She had been trying to stay away from the others to give them time to get over what had happened but right now she didn't really care if they didn't want to be around her. The rest of the bed quickly got surrounded by the members of the 23 that were more worried about Dawn than the grudge they had against her and all of them waited for Dawn to finally open her eyes. The chapters is up by N0vEI__bin

As she was waiting Tiff tried to think what she should say to make Dawn realize she hadn't been taken to some jail somewhere she would never be found. Sadly as Dawn's eyes started to open she still hadn't prepared anything so she just quickly asked. "Dawn, can you hear me?"

"Tiff? Is that you?" Tiff was happy that her hasty words had made Dawn realize what was happening. As a gifted member of the 23 Dawn was much stronger than her currently so if she went on the attack right away in the hopes of surprising her captors it would have been bad for her and the others that were next to the bed.

"Yeah, you're in the infirmary. Do you remember what happened?" It had only taken about a second to pass out from the poison powder that had hit her in the face so if Dawn hadn't seen the poison coming it was possible she didn't even remember it happening. "Someone was chasing me when I tried to return to the Temple for the Light Domain. I'm guessing it got me and you guys saved me."

Opening the book after finishing the rest of the sleep he needed to get back to top condition, Lake was about to start reading the first section of the book when he saw Tiff walk in again. He could tell by how her face looked and the bag she had that they were probably about to leave so he put the book back and stood up.

"Are we leaving?" It was the easiest way to start the conversation so Laske just asked anyway even though he already knew. "Yeah, do you have anything you need to do in the city before you leave?" Lake briefly thought about heading to the Alchemist guild after Tiff asked this but he had just been there and hadn't needed to use any of the supplies he had yet so he said. "No, I'm ready."

Like always Lake could tell the energy between them was somewhat awkward so he pretended he didn't notice and pulled out an arrow. Spinning it he didn't actually use Detector but he did pretend he had picked up the dagger. "Alright let's get outside so I know where we're going."

As they were walking Lake didn't want her to ask where it was saying they should go because she might know in which direction the Metal Domain was even while inside the Temple so he asked. "Are we not bringing anyone else?" He understood the benefits of traveling as a small group but he was pretty sure Tiff was important to the Temple by the way the Temple Head was acting while they went after her so he felt it was weird if it was only them going.

"No just us but if we end up having to go too far I might stop at a temple to request help." Hearing her plan, Lake knew this would most likely not happen. He had run to the Metal domain and back a few times now and knew there weren't any big towns or anything that were still standing that they could find help in.

Stepping outside Lake pointed and said. "We're heading that direction. What are the odds it's just down the street, how would you feel about that?"

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Tiff heard Lake's question but she was more focused on what he said before he asked it. The direction he had just pointed was the same exact direction the tracker the thieves had given them had pointed. "Alright let's get going." It wasn't until they ran out of city that she realized she hadn't actually ever answered Lake's question.

"It looks like it isn't in the city. I guess I would have preferred it to be if I'm being honest." It would have been a lot safer for her if it had been right down the street from the Temple. She would have been mad at Jon for not keeping his word though if he was living so close.