Alternative Life
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"The-iinitial-inext-ito-ieach-iwound-iis-ithe-iestimated-itime-iin-idays-iit-iwill-itake-ithe-iuser's-ibody-ito-iadequately-imend-ithe-iwound-ithrough-inatural-imeans-iand-iwithout-imagical-iassistance."
So,-ihis-iguess-iwas-iright-iabout-ithat,-iat-ileast.-iAs-ihe-iread-ion,-ithe-iTerminal-icontinued.
"The-ipercentage-ibeside-ieach-irecovery-ilength-inumber-iindicates-ithe-iestimated-ipercent-ichance-ithe-iwound-iwill-ifully-iheal-iwith-ino-ilasting-iimpairments-ior-iphysical-icomplications.-iThe-ilower-ithe-ipercentage,-ithe-igreater-ithe-ichance-ia-iwound-iwill-igenerate-iadditional-iphysical-iproblems-ior-ilong-lasting-ieffects-ibeyond-iits-iinitial-ihealing-iperiod.-iThese-iimpairments-ican-iinclude-ia-iloss-iof-istrength-ior-iflexibility-iin-ithe-iaffected-iarea-iafter-ihealing,-ior-iother-icomplications-isuch-ias-isystemic-iinfection-ithat-iarise-ibefore-ithe-iwound-ihas-ihealed.-iPlease-inote-ithat-icurrent-iestimated-irecovery-itime-ispans-iand-ipercentages-ido-itake-iinto-iaccount-iany-inon-magical-itreatments-icurrently-ibeing-iadministered-ito-ithe-iuser-iwhen-ithe-ivalues-iare-icalculated,-iand-itake-iinto-iaccount-ithe-igeneral-ilikelihood-iof-iall-ipotential-icomplications-iand-iaverages-ithem-iinto-ia-isingle-ivalue-ifor-iease-iof-iinformation-iaccess."
Alright,-iso-ihe-icould-iat-ileast-ihave-ia-iclear-iidea-iof-iwhat-iwas-iwrong-iwith-ihim-inow.-iAnd-ihow-ilong-iit-iwould-iput-ihim-iout.-iThe-ioutlook-iwasn't-ipretty.
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###-iChapter-i102-i--iBed-Ridden-i(part-i6)
So,-i60-isomething-idays....-iThat-imeant-ithat-inot-ionly-iwould-ihe-ibe-irecovering-ifor-ia-icouple-imonths,-ibut-ithere-iwas-ia-igood-ichance-ihe-iwould-iend-iup-inot-iever-ifully-irecovering,-ior-ihaving-ithings-iget-iworse-ias-ihe-ihealed.
With-ithe-itime-iconstraint-ihe-iwas-icurrently-iunder,-ibeing-ifunctionally-icrippled-ifor-ithat-ilong-iwould-ibe-ia-ideath-isentence-ifor-iEleanor.-iAs-istrong-iand-icapable-ias-ithe-igirl-iwas,-ithere-iwas-ino-idoubt-iin-ihis-imind-ithat-ishe-iwouldn't-ilast-ia-icouple-imonths-iof-ihim-ibeing-ibed-ridden-iwhile-ishe-iwas-icaptive-ito-ia-ibunch-iof-ibarbaric-imonsters,-iand-ihe-iwas-iabsolutely-icertain-ithat-iif-ihe-itried-ito-ifight-ia-ibunch-imore-ignolls-ior-ithe-ishaman-iin-ihis-icurrent-istate,-ithey'd-igut-ihim-ilike-ia-ifish.
Seeming-ito-ipre-empt-ihis-inext-iquestion,-ithe-iTerminal-iwent-iblank,-ibefore-ispilling-iout-ia-inew-icollection-iof-itext.
"The-iInjury-iTreatment-ifunction-iallows-ithe-iuser-ito-ipurchase-imagical-ihealing-iwith-igold-iimmediately-iat-iany-itime-iwithout-ihaving-ito-iobtain-iit-isomewhere-iwithin-ithe-iworld.-iAny-itype-iof-iwound,-iinjury,-ipoison,-ior-idisease,-ino-imatter-ihow-isevere,-ican-ibe-itreated-iwith-ione-ihundred-ipercent-ieffectiveness-iand-ino-ilasting-iimpairments-ior-icomplications.-iHowever,-iall-itreatments-iprovided-iby-ithe-iTerminal-iwill-ibe-imore-iexpensive-ithan-ian-iequivalent-imagical-itreatment-iobtained-idirectly-iin-world.-iAdditionally,-ithe-ifunction-ihas-ia-icooldown-iperiod-ithat-iwill-iprevent-iit-ifrom-ibeing-iused-iagain-ifor-ia-iset-iperiod-iof-itime-iafter-iits-ilast-iuse.-iThis-icooldown-iperiod-iis-idirectly-iproportional-ito-ithe-idegree-iof-ihealing-iprovided,-iwith-imore-iextensive-ior-iintensive-itreatments-igiving-ithe-ifunction-ia-ilonger-icooldown-iperiod-ithan-isimpler-itreatments."
Directly-ibelow-ithis-itext,-ia-ilist-iof-ihis-icurrent-iinjuries-ispooled-iout,-ieach-iwith-ia-igold-icost-ifor-itreating-iit,-ias-iwell-ias-ia-inumber-iof-idays-imarked-iin-ired-ithat-ihe-isuspected-iindicated-ithe-icooldown-ispan-ieach-itreatment-iwould-ibring.
[Pierced-iVastus-iLateralus]-i125-igold/7-idays
[Nicked-iFemoral-iArtery]-i150-igold/7-idays
[Torn-iIlotibial-iTract]-i150-igold/7-idays
[Pierced-iIntercostal-iMuscles--iLeft-iSide]-i50-igold/3-idays
[Minor-iInjuries-i(Slashing)]-i25-igold/1-iday
Once-iall-iof-ithe-iinjuries-iand-itheir-icosts-iappeared-ion-ithe-iscreen,-ithe-ipaper-idoll-idiagram-ireturned,-iwith-ieach-iof-ithe-iinjury-inames-ihaving-ia-ibright-ired-iline-ipointing-ito-itheir-ilocation-ion-ithe-ipaper-idoll.
Unsurprisingly,-iall-iof-ithe-ihigh-cost-iitems-icentered-iaround-ithe-idagger-iwound-iin-ihis-ileg.-iWhile-ihe-ididn't-ireally-iunderstand-iall-iof-ithe-ianatomical-iterms-iused,-ihe-ididn't-ihave-ito-ito-iknow-iit-iwas-ipretty-ibad.
Reading-iover-ithis,-iand-idoing-isome-iquick-imath,-ihe-inow-isaw-ithe-idilemma-iof-iwhat-ithe-iTerminal-iwas-ioffering.-iThe-itreatments-ito-irestore-ihim-ito-ifull-ihealth-iwould-icost-iexactly-i500-igold.-iYes,-ion-ia-istrictly-igold-icost-ivalue,-ithe-iAttribute-iincrease-iwould-ibe-iworth-ia-ilot-imore,-ibut-ithe-ifact-iof-ithe-imatter-iis,-ihis-icurrent-icircumstances-imade-ithe-iidea-iof-ichoosing-iit-iover-ibeing-ihealed-iand-igetting-iback-ion-ithe-iroad-icompletely-iimpossible-ito-ieven-iconsider.-iHe'd-ibeen-ismart-ito-iwait.
The-ione-ithing-ithat-imade-ihim-ileery,-ihowever,-iwas-ithe-icooldown-iperiod-iall-iof-ithis-iwould-igive-ihim.-iHe-iwould-ibe-ilooking-iat-ialmost-ia-imonth-ibefore-ihe'd-ibe-iable-ito-iuse-ithe-ifunction-iagain.-iConsidering-ihe-iwas-iabout-ito-itake-ion-ian-ientire-ignoll-itribe-ialmost-isingle-handedly,-ithe-iodds-iwere-ithat-ihe-iwas-ireally-igoing-ito-iwish-ihe-icould-iuse-ithis-iagain-iwell-ibefore-ithat-iperiod-iwas-iover.
That,-ihowever,-iwas-ijust-igoing-ito-ihave-ito-ibe-ia-irisk-ithat-ihe-iwas-igoing-ito-ihave-ito-itake.-iHe-ididn't-ireally-ihave-ianother-ioption,-idid-ihe?
"I'll-itake-ithe-i500-igold,-iTerminal.-iPlease-itreat-iall-iof-ithe-ilisted-iinjuries-ifor-ime."
###-iChapter-i103-i--iBed-Ridden-i(part-i7)
"Confirmed.-iThe-iprize-ihas-ibeen-iawarded,-iand-ithe-icosts-ifor-itreatment-isubsequently-ideducted."-iThe-iTerminal-ireplied-ion-iscreen.-iThe-iinjuries-idisplayed-ion-ithe-ipaper-idoll-idisplay-iall-ivanished-iwithout-ifanfare,-iand-ithe-idoll's-iunhappy-iface-iwas-ireplaced-iwith-ia-ihappy-ione.
James,-ifor-ihis-ipart,-ifelt-ino-idifferent-ithan-ibefore.-iBut-ithat-iwasn't-ireally-isurprising,-isince-ihe-ialready-ifelt-ifine-ito-ibegin-iwith.-iHe-iwould-ijust-ihave-ito-iwait-ito-ireturn-ito-ireality-ibefore-ihe'd-ihopefully-inotice-ithe-ieffects.
Floating-isomewhere-ibehind-iJames's-ihead,-iFrumpkin-iyawned-ilazily.
"Well-ihey,-ilook-iat-ithat.-iYou're-iall-imended-iup.-iNow-iimagine-iif-ia-icertain-ivery-icool-iguy-ihadn't-ibothered-ibringing-iyou-ihere-iin-iduring-iyour-idrug-istupor-iand-ilet-iyou-iaccess-ieverything-iwithout-idifficulty.-iYou'd-istill-ibe-ibed-ridden-ifor-ithe-inext-ialmost-iforever.-iSounds-ito-ime-ilike-iyou-iowe-ia-icertain-isomeone-ia-ithank-iyou."-iHe-isaid.
James-iglanced-iover-ihis-ishoulder-iand-isighed.
"Thank-iyou,-iFrumpkin."-iHe-isaid-iflatly.
"Oh,-iwhat?-iWhat-iare-iyou-italking-iabout?-iIt-iwas-inothing!-iNothing-iat-iall!-iHappy-ito-ibe-iof-iservice!"-iThe-ideity-ireplied,-idrifting-islowly-ithrough-ithe-iair-ipast-iJames's-ihead,-ihis-iarms-ifolded-ibehind-ihis-ihead.-iFor-isome-ireason,-ihe-iwas-inow-iwearing-ia-ilarge-ipair-iof-iaviator-isunglasses.-iHe-istopped-ihimself-iin-imid-air,-iand-iraised-ihis-ishades.
"So,-ianything-ielse-iyou-iwanna-ido-ibefore-iI-isend-iyou-iback-ito-iyour-idrug-icoma?"-iHe-iasked.
James-ilooked-iback-iat-ithe-iTerminal-iscreen.-iHe-ididn't-ireally-ihave-ianything-ielse-ihe-icould-ido,-ieven-iif-ihe-iwanted-ito.-iHe-iwas-istill-ipretty-ibroke,-iand-ihe'd-ialready-idealt-iwith-ihis-iwounds.-iHe-ilooked-iat-iFrumpkin-iand-ishook-ihis-ihead.
"No,-iI-idon't-ithink-iso."-iHe-isaid.
"Aight.-iI'll-isend-iyou-iback,-ithen.-iHold-ion-ito-iyour-ibutt."-iFrumpkin-isaid,-imaking-ia-iseries-iof-ielaborate-igestures-iin-ithe-iair-iwith-ihis-ihands.
"Uh,-ioka-"-iJames-istarted,-ibefore-ifolding-iinto-ihimself-ithrough-ihis-ibelly-ibutton-iand-ivanishing-iinto-ithin-iair.
His-iconsciousness-ireturned-islowly-ian-iindeterminate-itime-ilater-ias-ithe-imedication-ihe'd-ibeen-igiven-islowly-iworked-iits-iway-iout-iof-ihis-isystem.-iIt-iwas-istrange.-iHis-iconsciousness-iwas-ifully-ipresent-iwell-ibefore-ithe-irest-iof-ihis-ibody-icaught-iup,-iand-iit-iwas-imore-ithan-ia-ilittle-ialarming-ito-ibe-istuck-iinside-ihis-iskin-iand-ibe-iutterly-iunable-ito-imove-ior-iopen-ihis-ieyes-iat-ifirst.-iEven-imore-iunpleasant-iwas-ithe-isensation-ithat-iif-ihe-ididn't-imanually-ikeep-ihimself-ibreathin
g-ihe'd-isuffocate.-iHe-ilogically-iknew-ithat-iwasn't-ihow-ihis-ibody-iactually-iworked,-ibut-ithe-isensation-iwas-ivery-idifficult-ito-ishake.
After-iwhat-ifelt-ilike-ihours,-ihe-iwas-ifinally-iable-ito-istart-iwiggling-ihis-itoes,-ithen-iclench-iand-iunclench-ihis-ihands,-iuntil-ihis-ibody-isluggishly-iworked-iits-iway-iback-ito-ifunctionality.-iOnce-ihe-ifelt-imore-iin-icontrol-iof-ihis-imovements,-ihe-idecided-ito-itry-iand-iopen-ihis-ieyes-iand-isit-iup.
He-ifound-ihimself-iin-ithe-isame-iroom-ias-ibefore,-istill-ilit-iby-ithe-isame-iflickering-itorches.-iThere-iwas-ino-ifire-iin-ithe-ihearth-ithis-itime,-iand-ithe-iair-iwas-isignificantly-icooler.-iGlancing-iaround,-ihe-isaw-ithat-ihe-iwas-ialone-iin-iUrien's-iroom,-ithough-ithere-iwere-isigns-ithat-ihe'd-irecently-ihad-icompany,-ibased-ion-iRose's-ifamiliar-ipack-iset-inext-ito-ithe-ibed,-ias-iwell-ias-ia-ihalf-eaten-iplate-iof-ifood-ion-ithe-idesk.
Shifting-ihis-iposition,-ihe-ifelt-ino-idiscomfort.-iWhen-ihe-ilifted-ithe-ifurs-ioff-iof-ihimself,-ihe-isaw-ithat-ihe-iwas-istill-ibandaged,-ibut-ithere-iwas,-ias-ihe'd-iexpected,-ino-ipain-ior-istiffness.-iHe-ifelt-ijust-ilike-ihis-inormal-iself-iagain.-iPulling-ithe-ibandages-ioff,-ithe-iwounds-iwere-igone.-iIn-itheir-iplace,-ihowever,-iwere-iobvious-iscars,-iwhich-isurprised-ihim.-iHe-iwould-ihave-iexpected-ia-iweird-imagical-icomputer-igiven-ito-ihim-iby-iGod-ihimself-iwouldn't-ihave-ileft-isomething-ilike-ithat-ibehind.
But-istrangely,-ihe-iwasn't-iupset-iabout-iit.-iAll-iin-iall,-ithe-inew-islash-iand-istab-iscars-imade-ihim-ilook-ilike-ia-icomplete-ibadass.-i
###-iChapter-i104-i--iGetting-iUp
As-ihe-iwas-iinspecting-ihimself,-iJames-iheard-ia-ipair-iof-ifamiliar-ivoices-iapproaching-ifrom-ioutside-ithe-iroom.-iLooking-idown,-ihe-irealized-ihe-iwas-istill-istark-inaked-ioutside-iof-ithe-ibandages-ithat-istill-icovered-ihis-iside-iand-iarms.-iThinking-iquickly,-ihe-ipulled-ithe-ifurs-iback-iup-ienough-ithat-ithey-iat-ileast-icovered-ihim-ifrom-ithe-iwaist-idown-ias-iRose-iand-iAbigail-istepped-ithrough-ithe-ifur-covered-idoorway-ito-ithe-iroom.
They-iboth-iseemed-ito-inotice-ithat-ihe-iwas-iawake-iand-isitting-iup-iabout-ithe-isame-itime.-iAbigail,-ifor-iher-ipart,-iseemed-iabsolutely-ibaffled-iby-ithe-ifact-ithat-ihe-iwas-isitting-iup,-ibright-ieyed-iand-ibushy-itailed,-ismiling-ilike-ian-iidiot.-iRose,-ihowever,-ibeamed-iat-ihim,-iand-irushed-iover-ito-ihis-iside.
"You're-iawake!"-iShe-isaid,-ipulling-ithe-idesk-ichair-iover-iso-iit-iwas-ifacing-ihim.-i"I-iwas-iso-iworried!"
"The-irumors-iof-imy-ideath-ihave-ibeen-igreatly-iexaggerated."-iJames-isaid,-ismirking.
Rose-ilooked-iat-ihim-istrangely,-inot-iunderstanding-ithe-ireference,-iwhen-iAbigail-istepped-iin.
"I'm-ialso-isurprised-ito-isee-iyou-ifeeling-iso-iwell.-iYou-ishould-istill-ibe-ilaid-iout-iflat-iwith-ias-ibad-ias-iyour-iwounds-iare."-iShe-isaid,-iher-ibrows-itightly-ifurrowed-ias-ishe-iinspected-ihim.
"I-idon't-ireally-ihave-ithe-iability-ito-iexplain-iin-idetail,-ibut-ilet's-ijust-isay-iI-ihappen-ito-ihave-ithe-iability-ito-iheal-iincredibly-iquickly."-iJames-isaid,-ishifting-ihis-iposition-islightly.-iReaching-ito-ihis-iside,-ihe-ipulled-ithe-ibandages-iwrapping-ihis-iribs-ifree,-iand-imotioned-itowards-ithe-ispot-iwhere-ithe-ispear-iwound-ihad-ibeen-ionly-ithe-inight-ibefore.-i"See?"
Abigail's-ieyes-iwidened,-iand-ishe-ileaned-idown,-istaring-iat-ithe-ithin-iraised-iscar-ithat-isat-iwhere-ithe-istab-iwound-ihad-ibeen-ilocated.-iShe-ilooked-iup-iat-ihim,-ithen-iback-ito-iit,-iher-iface-ibecoming-imore-iand-imore-icontorted-iin-iconfusion-iand-ishock.
"But-iI--iyou....-ihow...?"-iShe-istarted,-ibut-iJames-iput-ihis-ihand-iup.
"I-iknow.-iI-iwant-ito-iexplain,-ibut-iI-ican't.-iIt's-ihonestly-ibest-iif-iyou-ijust-itrust-ime-iwhen-iI-isay-ithat-iI'm-inot-ian-ievil-idemon-ior-iundead-ior-isomething."-iHe-isaid.
The-inurse-ilooked-ihim-iover,-istill-iseeming-ito-ihave-ia-idifficult-itime-iprocessing-iwhat-iwas-iin-ifront-iof-iher.
"And-iyour-ileg...?"-iShe-istarted.
"It's-ithe-isame-ias-ithe-irest."-iJames-isaid.-iAs-iif-ito-iemphasize-ihis-ipoint,-ihe-imoved-ihis-ileg-iunderneath-ithe-ifurs,-ibending-iand-ilifting-iit-ito-idemonstrate-iits-imobility.-iAs-ihe-idid-iso,-ihe-ihad-ito-icatch-ihimself-ifrom-iaccidentally-ilifting-ithem-ifar-ienough-iaway-ifrom-ihim-ithat-ihe'd-iend-iup-iflashing-ithe-itwo-iof-ithem.-iHe-iknew-iAbigail-iwouldn't-inotice-ior-icare,-ibut-iRose-iwould-ieither-ibe-ishocked-ior-iembarassed,-iand-ineither-ione-iof-ithem-iwas-isomething-ihe-iwanted.-iAt-ileast,-inot-iunless-ithey-iwere-ialone,-iand...-ibut-inever-imind-ithat.
Abigail-ilooked-ifrom-iJames-ito-iRose,-ilooking-ifor-isome-isort-iof-iexplanation,-ior-ibarring-ithat,-iany-ikind-iof-iinformation-ithat-iwould-igive-iher-isomething-ito-icling-ionto.-iRose-ijust-ilooked-iat-iher-iand-ishrugged.-i
"James's-ia-ipretty-ipowerful-isorcerer.-iIt's-ijust-ipart-iof-ihis-iabilities.-iNothing-ito-ibe-iworried-iabout."-iShe-isaid.
The-igirl-ididn't-iseem-ito-ibe-ifully-isure-iof-iwhat-ito-ithink-iof-ithat-iexplanation,-ibut-ithe-islight-irelaxation-ion-iher-iface-iindicated-ithat-ishe-iwas-iat-ileast-iwilling-ito-itry-iand-iaccept-ithat-ias-ithe-ianswer.-iShe-iset-iabout-itrying-ito-itreat-ihim,-ibut,-iseeing-ithere-iwas-ino-itreatment-ito-ibe-idone,-ishe-igot-iup,-iand-iwithout-isaying-imuch-ielse,-ishuffled-iout-iof-ithe-iroom.
Rose-iand-iJames-ifollowed-iher-iout-iwith-itheir-ieyes.-iAs-isoon-ias-iher-ifootsteps-ireceded-iout-iof-iearshot,-iRose-iturned-iback-ito-ihim,-iher-ieyes-iwide.
"How-ithe-iFUCK-iare-iyou-ialready-ibetter?!"
###-iChapter-i105-i--iGetting-iUp-i(part-i2)
James-istretched-iand-iyawned.
"I-igot-ihealed-ithe-isame-iway-iI-igot-imy-inew-iarmor.-iFrumpkin-igave-ime-iaccess-ito-ia-inew-itool-ithat-ilet's-ime-ido-ia-iwhole-ilot-iof-ithings,-ilike-imake-imyself-istronger-ior-ibuy-inew-istuff.-iIt-ialso-ihappens-ito-ihave-ia-ifunction-ithat-ilets-ime-imagically-iheal-ifrom-iwounds,-ithough-iit-icosts-ia-ilot-iof-igold,-iand-iI-ican't-ido-iit-iagain-ifor-ia-iwhile-iafter-iit-iheals-ime."-iHe-isaid.
Rose-ijust-ishook-iher-ihead.
"Man,-ithere-ireally-iare-ia-ilot-iof-iperks-ito-ibeing-iyou,-iaren't-ithere?"-iShe-isaid.
"Yeah,-iI-isuppose-ithere-iare.-iThough-ithere-iare-iplenty-iof-idrawbacks-itoo."-iJames-ireplied.-iHe-ilooked-iaround-ithe-iroom-ifor-ia-imoment-itrying-ito-ifind-ihis-istuff,-iwhen-ihe-isaw-ihis-iarmor-iand-ipack-iin-ia-ineat-ibundle-iin-ithe-ifar-icorner-iof-ithe-iroom-ito-ithe-ileft-iof-ithe-idark-ifireplace.
Rose,-inoticing-ihis-igaze,-ilooked-iover-iat-ihis-istuff-iin-ithe-icorner.
"Are-iyou-ineeding-isomething-ifrom-iyour-ipack?"-iShe-iasked.
"Well,-iI-ikinda-iwanna-iget-iup,-ibut-iI'm-ibasically-inaked-iunderneath-ithese-ifurs,-iso-iI-ineed-isome-ipants."-iJames-isaid,-ilaughing.
Rose-iturned-iand-ilooked-iat-ihim,-ithen-iinstinctively-iglanced-itowards-ithe-iblankets,-ibefore-iclearing-iher-ithroat-iand-iawkwardly-istanding-iup-iand-iwalking-itowards-ihis-ibag.-iShe-irifled-ithrough-iit-ifor-iseveral-imoments-ibefore-ipulling-iout-ia-ipair-iof-ihis-itrousers-iand-iwalked-iback.
"Here."-iShe-isaid,-itossing-ithem-ito-ihim.-i
"Thanks!"-iHe-isaid,-ismiling-iat-iher-ias-ihe-igrabbed-ithem.-iShe-ilocked-ieyes-iwith-ihim-ifor-ia-imoment,-ibefore-iturning-iaway-iand-iblinking-iquickly-ia-icouple-iof-itimes.-iIt-icould-ijust-ibe-ihis-imind-iplaying-itricks-ion-ihim,-ibut-ishe-ilooked-iseveral-ishades-iredder-ithan-iusual.
"Alright..."-iShe-isaid,-imotioning-itowards-ithe-ientrance-ito-ithe-iroom-ias-ishe-iwalked-itowards-iit.-i"I'm-ijust-igonna-igo-iahead-iand-igo-iso-iyou-ican-ihave-isome-iprivacy."
"Alright.-iI-iwill-isee-iyou-ioutside-ias-isoon-ias-iI-iam-idressed."-iHe-isaid.
Without-ianother-iword,-iRose-iturned-istiffly-iand-iwalked-iout-iof-ithe-iroom.-iAs-isoon-ias-ithe-ifur-idraped-iback-iover-ithe-ientrance,-iJames-islid-iout-iof-ibed-iand-iset-iabout-igetting-ihimself-idressed.-iHe-iwas-ipleased-ito-ifind-ithat-ieverything-ion-ihis-ibody-iworked-iexactly-ias-iexpected.-iHe-istill-ifelt-isore,-ilike-ihe'd-ijust-iworked-iout-ithe-inight-ibefore,-iand-ia-ilittle-itired,-ibut-inothing-ielse-iseemed-iamiss.-iThe-iTerminal-ireally-iwas-iamazing.
After-idonning-ihis-iclothes-iand-isliding-ithe-i
amulet-iunder-ihis-ishirt-iand-ipadded-idoublet,-ihe-istrapped-ion-ihis-ileather-iarmor,-imaking-isure-ieverything-istill-ifit-icorrectly.-iEverything-iwas-ias-ihe'd-ileft-iit,-idown-ito-ithe-ithin-ipuncture-iin-ithe-ileft-iside-iof-ithe-ichestplate-iwhere-ithe-ispear-ihad-icaught-ihim.-iOnce-iit-iwas-iall-iin-iplace,-ihe-igave-ieverything-ia-ifinal-ionce-over,-iand-imoved-iaround-iand-iswung-ihis-iarms-ia-ibit-iso-ithat-ieverything-iseated-icorrectly-iand-iwasn't-ilocking-iup-ior-icatching-iin-iweird-iplaces.-iHis-igreen-iwool-icloak-iwas-ifolded-iin-ia-ipile-ion-itop-iof-ihis-ibag.-iWith-ia-iflourish,-ihe-ithrew-iit-iover-ihis-ishoulders-iand-ifastened-iit-iaround-ihis-ineck.
Looking-iaround,-iit-ioccurred-ito-ihim-ithat-ihe-icouldn't-ifind-ihis-iaxe.-iHe-isearched-ithe-iroom-ifor-ia-isolid-iminute-ior-itwo,-ibut-ino-iluck.-iCome-ito-ithink-iof-iit,-ithe-ilast-iplace-ihe'd-ileft-iit-ihad-ibeen-iin-ithe-iribcage-iof-ithat-iGnoll-ithat'd-istabbed-ihim.-iHad-inobody-ibrought-iit-iback-iwith-ihim?-iHe-ifound-ihimself-isuddenly-igetting-inervous.-i
As-ihe-icontemplated-iwhere-iit-icould-ihave-iended-iup,-ihe-ifelt-ihis-istomach-irumble,-iand-inoticed-ifor-ithe-ifirst-itime-isince-iwaking-iup-ihow-ihungry-ihe-iwas.-iHe-ineeded-ito-ifigure-iout-iwhere-ihis-iaxe-ihad-iended-iup,-ibut-ifood-iwas-igoing-ito-ihave-ito-icome-ifirst.-iThe-ilast-ithing-ihe-ineeded-iright-inow-iwas-ifor-ihis-isole-imagical-iweapon-ito-idisappear,-iconsidering-ihe-ihad-ino-igold-ito-ireplace-iit.-iBut-ihe-icould-icross-ithat-ibridge-ionce-ihe-ihad-isomething-iin-ihis-istomach.-i
###-iChapter-i106-i--iGetting-iUp-i(part-i3)
James-iwalked-ioutside-iof-ithe-icave-ito-ia-ivery-idifferent-ienvironment-ito-ithe-ione-ihe-iremembered-iarriving-ito-iwhen-ithey'd-ifirst-igotten-ito-ithe-icamp.-iIt-iwas-ilight-ioutside,-iand-iovercast.-iFrom-ithe-iway-ithings-ilooked-ioverhead,-iit-icouldn't-ibe-imuch-imore-ithan-imid-day.-iThe-icentral-iclearing-ithat-ihad-ionce-ibeen-itall-igrass-iwith-iscattered-ifirepits-iwas-inow-ilargely-ia-itorn-up-imudpit,-iwith-istanding-ipuddles-iin-iruts-itorn-iby-ifallen-ibodies-ithat-ihad-isince-ibeen-iremoved-iout-iof-isight.-iThe-icouple-iof-iwooden-itables-ithat-ihad-ipreviously-ibeen-ilocated-iin-ithe-ispace-iwere-iall-ibroken,-ias-ievidenced-iby-itheir-iabsence,-iand-ilarge-iwooden-isplinters-ipressed-iinto-ithe-idirt-iwhere-ithey-iused-ito-ibe.-iThere-iwere-ino-ibedrolls-ieither,-ibut-iconsidering-ithe-ifact-ithat-ithe-iground-iwas-ia-isoggy-idisaster-iarea,-ithat-iwasn't-imuch-iof-ia-ishock.-i