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"I'm not stupid." Saieve suggested, "And I'm not clouded by hunger, I'll wait by the entrance while you help your friend. I can see you, you can see me and we're a good couple hundred feet from each other. Besides, guards could show up."

She asked him to stay, then started sprinting, "Confía en mí" he mumbled before running behind her, making no attempt to overcome her. He hoped that the other woman could keep up.

As they reached the entrance, Saieve slid to a halt at the doorway and watched Adela rush over to Schraeder. He gave a short wave should she look back.

Saieve watched contently, leaning against the door frame and tapping his foot while whistling a tune. He paused his whistling and sighed, this wasn't going as well as he had hoped, but at least it was going. To them, he was an animal, a cannibal at best. Kind of like Hannibal, but less classy and genetically mutated by viruses. Thoughts of his mother flooded his mind, did he really eat her? The thought appalled him, but he had eaten someone that day and he has yet to hear from mum.

He slumped against the frame. "¿Está usted hecho todavía?" he called out. While he waited for a response, he turned to the woman. I guess I should explain some things to her.

"Alright, you've been afflicted with some sort of virus that mutates you in some way and makes you want to eat people." he quickly explained, showing his arms as evidence, "They are with people that want to kill us, the same people that made us. That's about all I know, that and we are rejects from some sort of program. I plan to get back into that program so I don't go around blacking out and eating people and I hope to get you back in, too."

This really wasn't what Adela wanted to do. She thoroughly hated the fact that she was even causing Schraeder to scream. On the upside, he's not dead. She'd gotten all of the shallow wounds now. She'd even gotten the majority of his arm fixed. It was the deeper wounds that were going to be hard to get to. Her power seemed to first fix the outside and then work its way in. That would be useful information for later, especially since it was something she planned on working on later.

I'm...getting the hang...of this. Schraeder's screams were quieting down, and this time because the pain was lessening. She'd put her hands on his throat to stop the bleeding there - it was far easier than getting to the rest of the body in any case. Please...please stop screaming. I'm trying my best to help you now.

In all the fuss, she'd forgotten to answer Saieve.

Saieve licked his lips as he watched. "Wait...no...tengo hombre, no es bueno..." he muttered, putting one hand to his temple and the other to his stomach.

Not good, not good at all. Can't eat the people you want to join, that's a general nono.

-But he looks sooo delicious! Oh! Those screams of delicious pain.-

No! Stop it, no. No. No. No!

-You know you want it.-

Saieve inhaled sharply and cupped his face with both hands, "Oh God, what did A say to do? What worked last time?"

Saieve began to take deep breaths and closed his eyes. "That's right." he sat down, crossing his legs and keeping his eyes shut and relaxing his arms as best he could. In through the nose, out through the mouth...accept the hunger...it will always be there.

-I know what you did.-

I know...

-You ate her.-

Images of his mother flashed, then the severed arm, his black outs, seeing the others succumb to their Hunger, killing and eating that deer.

-She was delicious!-

Saieve couldn't lose focus, he couldn't let himself lose control, the memories only strengthened his resolve.

I accept you.

-I'll always be here.-

You're a part of me.

-I control you.-

You can't control me. You're a part of me, but you are NOT in control.

-It's inevitable-

I control you. Vete.

At his last thought, Saieve felt the pressure of his Hunger lighten. Still there, but weaker. He had beat it for now, but it would always be there and he accepted that.

Please God let them hurry.

Eyes long closed as Adela healed him, Schraeder reached up when she finished and took her hand again. She was confused, until he lifted it to his lips and placed an incredibly light kiss against her fingers.

"Like...a million...bucks," he said, smiling in an obviously failed attempt at being suave. He held out his remaining hand to her, and it took her a second to realize what he wanted. She began to argue - she wasn't going to help him stand in his condition. He placed his hand on her leg to get her to stop. The look in his bloody eyes said, "Please just do it."

After a few seconds of painful eye contact, she relented. Schraeder made it to his feet, though his entire weight was against the wall. He looked weak as a new kitten, but he was up. He kept his arm stub away from the wall, held against his body, as he looked up the hall.

"Why...is he...here?" he asked Adela. He seemed to be unsure of a Host being so close when he was so weak.

Schraeder paused briefly. "You...don't think...it's the right...side? Huh." His eyelids fluttered a little and he swayed; Adela was the only thing that kept him standing.

"You'll...have to fill...me in if...I get better," Schraeder said. Adela didn't miss the fact that he said if. "Because I...was def...finitely think...thinking...the ssssaaa..." Adela grew worried as Schraeder speaking slowed, but he had already passed out. He slid down the wall and against Adela, once again totally blacked out. Luckily, his wounded arm didn't touch anything and he felt no pain...yet.

Saieve opened his eyes and glanced up at Xu, questioning him. Glad he asks questions first. Saieve cracked his neck and unfolded his legs.

"I'm waiting for her to finish." he answered as if it were obvious, "She doesn't really trust me yet, can't blame her, so I'm waiting here while she takes care of your friend over there."