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With a great huff, Araie fell back against the tall tree trunk and cursed quietly to herself. Whatever that beast was, it certainly hadn't liked her one bit. She knew she should have done more research about the creatures in Tale before she had come here. Maybe if she had done that, she wouldn't have gotten so beat up in that fight.

With a wince, Araie summoned a small amount of water and ran it over the deep wound on her arm. That had cleared out most of the dirt that had gotten in the wound, but she was no healer. She had no idea how to fix this and it was hurting badly. The cut was deep and a glaring red color against her pale blue skin. The water she had used had wiped away the blood that had dripped down her arm, but she was sure more of that was coming. Araie glanced down at her ankle and sighed. It had gotten twisted pretty badly in the fight. She tried to slowly move it to one side, but pain shot up her leg when she did so. Nope. She wasn't going to be walking on that any time soon.

Great. Now she was trapped under a tree in the middle of an area she knew absolutely nothing about. She had used a lot of her magic trying to fight off that thing and she wasn't sure if she would be able to defend herself from another one again. She had really managed to get herself into trouble this time.

"Way to get yourself all beat up, Ari. Now what are you going to do?" Araie said to herself. "I hope somebody comes this way soon and is in a better mood that than that creature."

Araie perked up when she heard voices in the distance. Perhaps that meant someone was coming? Unless she was imagining things. She certainly hoped she wasn't. She didn't think she was in bad enough shape to be hallucinating already.

"Hey, hey! Somebody help! I'm over here!" Araie shouted, wincing as she sat up straighter. She hated asking for help from someone, especially a stranger. Normally, she would rather crawl back home than ask for help. Unfortunately, she was in pretty bad shape and she really did need help this time. "I'm in pretty bad shape over here!" Araie fell back against the tree, grasping the wound on her arm a little tighter. She was sure she looked like a mess. Whoever it was that found her was certainly not going to be impressed by her.

Pulling her hand away from her wound for a few seconds, Araie sketched a rune into the ground, infusing it with her magic. The air around it shimmered for a few seconds as she continued to charge it. When it was ready, the air around her shifted and picked up some of the dirt from the ground around her. It rose into the sky and made a message in the sky that Araie could only hope was readable. It was only there for a few seconds, but hopefully whoever it was that she had heard would be able to see where it was.

"Yes! I got really badly hurt and I've lost a lot of blood!" Araie yelled, her voice getting softer as she spoke. How long had she been out here? And why was this place so darn hot? She never thought she would have said this before, but she missed the snow and ice. Her outfit wasn't really suited for warm weather like this. If she survived this little mishap of hers, she was going to have to get a new outfit or something. Traveling all over the place required multiple different outfits for different types of weather. She really should have thought this through more.

Araie's eyelids grew heavy and she blinked slowly. A part of her knew she shouldn't close her eyes. She should ignore the call of sleep and force herself to stay awake. Falling asleep when so badly injured could not be good for her health. But she was so, so tired. All of the recent days of activity was catching up to her and sleep was becoming a much more attractive option. Surely a small little nap couldn't hurt that much? Hopefully whoever she had heard was a healer or knew one that was close by.

When Araie felt the water touch her lips, she couldn't help but grab the canteen and take several deep gulps of water. She felt really dehyrdrated and tired and she knew that wasn't a good combination.

"Heh. I won't give up that easily," Araie laughed although it broke down into a cough. "I'm pretty tough. I won't be dying on you anytime soon. My name is Araie, by the way." Taking the stranger's words to heart, Araie forced her eyes to stay open. She tried to straighten herself against the tree so that wasn't slumping near as badly anymore. She kept her eyes focused on the woman in front of her, tilting her head somewhat. She had never really seen anybody that looked quite like she did. It was interesting to say the least.

Araie winced and grabbed at the grass below her, desperately trying to find some way of distracting herself from the pain of being bandaged. She swore the healing was hurting more than the wound itself, but she knew she had brought this on herself. If only she had been a little bit more careful, she wouldn't be in this spot. She wasn't going to get angry at the healer for just doing her job.

"That....ow," Araie finished weakly, her voice soft. "I got myself messed up pretty badly, didn't I? How does it look?"

Araie nodded and let the healer finish her work, doing her best to not wince or hide away from her. It was painful, but she would handle it.

"Do you mind if I talk to keep myself distracted from what's going on? Because I'm going to talk. Do you know of any villages or settlements nearby? I'm not used to this place and I got myself pretty lost, so I have absolutely no idea where to go. Would you mind giving me some directions after you get done here?" Araie asked. She hated asking for help so much, but she would rather ask for help and get somewhere safe than die. She was far too young to die now.

Araie nodded, finally relaxing somewhat as the pain in her body started to fade. She had grown tired of traveling by herself since she got so used to having a constant companion. It was because of the fact she was alone that she had gotten herself into so much trouble when she had tried to attack that creature earlier. Maybe traveling with someone would be good for her.

"I...are you sure you want me to come around? As you can tell, I tend to get myself into a lot more trouble than help that I can offer people," Araie asked, making a vague motion at the wounds she had suffered.

Araie grabbed Eziya's hand and stood up with a bit of assistance, surprised that there was only a little pain in her side. This healer was quite talented, even if she was young. Then again, she was fairly young herself. She shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.

"I would love that. Does anybody in your little group know magic besides healing magic? I've been studying magic for quite some time, but I've never been able to get a handle on healing magic very well. It seems my nature lends itself more to destructive magic," Araie laughed, smiling at Eziya. "Regardless, thank you again for all you've done for me. I don't think I can every properly repay you for what you've done today." Araie took a few hesitant steps and grinned when she felt that she could walk almost normally again. She should be fully recovered within a few hours, if not sooner.