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[Is he saying that to her or just thinking to himself?]

[Well he seemed to be asking her a direct question, that's all. The way you put it confused me.]

Chu'si didn't feel like talking anymore. She was still, only her torn dress ruffling in the breeze slightly. She wondered what they were supposed to be doing. Did Gelmir really plan on coming back for them...for her? It wouldn't surprise her if they left her behind. If they did, it would simply be another count against them. These thoughts made her angry again, and she grit her teeth.

Hasegawa turned over, still laying by the tree that he had hid behind to keep distant from her, "... are you holding up ok... Chu'si?" he said, as though he still cared about her condition.

Kuri let slip an actual smile. Sabaltus' plan was simple, yet ingenious. And better yet, Kuri knew just the trick that was needed to fill the one gap.
"Removing the Dark One will be easier than you would think Sabaltus: He is, in case you hadn't noticed, a vampire. He, like the girl, despises members of his own kind. He claims to hunt them in hope that his flase gods will cure him in exchange. If he comes across one, he will drop whatever he's doing, no matter how important, and chase the other vampire down and kill it. So, we fight fire with fire: To eliminate the vampire, use a vampire. I assume that, being what you are, you should have no trouble finding a volunteer. Once Gelmir is gone, I should have no trouble: The two knave boys are weak, and Chu'Si... well, she won't be a problem..."

A voice cut through the silence of the forest clearing where Avis, Hasegawa and Chu'Si lay.
"Here they are, they're right over here!"
Two seconds later, Gelmir burst through the trees, accompanied by six other people, all clad in white healer's robes.
"Sorry I took so long," Gelmir said, "You three still holding out?"
The healers swiftly and silently got to work, tending the three wounded in pairs.
"We can only do so much here in the woods," one of them said, "Just some immideate treatment to hold them until we get back to town."

(just 2 let u guys know i'm back, im just waiting for the right moment to strike ninja )

The healers didn't respond, other than shivering a bit from the cold and looking nervous.
<I told them about your... discomfort, around others,> Gelmir spoke to Chu'Si in her mind, trying to sound calming and reassuring, <They're trying to be as polite as possible for you, but they have to do their job. They're healers for gods sakes, they do this for a living to help people, not get girlfriends, if you know what I mean...>
After a few minutes, the healers finished. They stood up, making sweeping motions with their hands in unison. In front of each of the wounded, appeared a white cloudlike mass of energy.
"Alright, hop on you three," one of them said, "I know these don't look like much, but they'll support your weight."
"It's a trick we invented not long ago," another healer said, "Too many complaints about stretchers unnerving people. Besides, they're a lot more comfortable, trust me."