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Haeo doesn't even stir. He is obviously exhaused and had probably passed out even before the shockwave hit him. The bleeding has stopped from most of his more minor injuries but a couple of the shards of ice in his back have fresh blood around them. They are starting to melt now but are resisting the warmth more than normal ice would.

Haeo's breathing is steady and his muscles are relaxed, almost completely limp. Even if he was awake he would have difficulty moving enough to help Etain. The extent to which his body has been drained is extreme. When he was awake he was well able to hide his fatigue but in unconsciousness the full extent of the price for what he has been doing is clearly visible.

Haeo doesn't respond visibly when Etain manages to administer some of the numbing agent, although it does have a positive effect. He did faintly groan as she removed his shirt in order to bandage his injuries. She was rather gentle during the process and he made no noise indicative of pain during the actual bandaging of his many injuries. He exhales faintly in a sigh as he is lowered to the ground. His skin still has the pallor of exhaustion but the bleeding from his injuries soon stops. None of the injuries were very bad and it will take relatively little time to recover from them.

Haeo's sword is firmly embedded and would be difficult to remove, even for a man with double Etain's strength. The shining metal seems to wink in a faintly mocking manner at her efforts as the blade sits snugly in the tree's heart. The wind flows faintly in a steady breeze, forming ripples on the surface of the water and disturbing some of the smaller pieces of debris.

((I believe that the time was somewhere in the early morning when all the violence occurred so waking up past dawn the next day would be around twenty-four hours of sleep, a modest amount for Haeo. Feel free to have your character wake up earlier if you wish.))

Haeo's exhausted slumber carries well past the following dawn. The gray has faded over the day and night of sleep and he looks much better. He begins to stir slightly, the late morning sun shining in his eyes. He tries to move but stops with a quiet groan at the pain from almost his entire body.

Haeo opens his eyes and turns his head to one side, looking at the damage to the area with a vaguely unfocused gaze. He turns to look the other way and his eyes widen slightly as he recognises Etain. What... happened? Oh... the magic. He sighs faintly and closes his eyes again, remembering.

Feeling dizzy, I sat upright at the sound of Amarene's voice. I looked around, startled at the destruction that had befallen the area around me. What happened? Did something go wrong?

"Do you think they're all right?" Amarene asked. I looked at Etain and Haeo... they looked pretty roughed up, but otherwise okay. It was Haeo I was worried about. How had he gotten across? Surely he didn't do anything reckless...

I walked over to him, placing my hands on his chest. He had several broken bones... he wouldn't be able to continue onwards in this state.

"Meshar nimshu erratara!" A glow of light spread through my palms, coursing across Haeo's body. I was happy curative spells did not require a lot of energy, but they did indeed require concentration. After a while, I felt Haeo's body slowing recovering. It would only be a matter of time now.

Feeling slightly dizzy, I removed my hands and let the magic do the rest of the work. I was famished.

"Amarene, we do have food left that wasn't cast over the falls, right? Surely we have... something?"

Haeo opens his eyes slowly at the sound of familiar voices. Is that...? He turns his head slightly to look in their direction and just watches them in silence, a tired look on his face. I see they survived... good. The magic out here is... so strange. Difficult to control... A troubled frown crosses his face, rapidly replaced by a realization. My chest... Healing magic? Oh... Isis. He moves his arms, managing to slowly push himself up to a sitting position. The effort leaves him breathing heavily and wincing from his not quite healed injuries.

((Wow, they return! biggrin ))

Etain had woken up long before Haeo, and then, as she waited, drifted off to sleep again. Now she found herself waking up a second time, suddenly and dramatically in the company of two that she'd thought were lost.

"You guys are okay!" She jogged over, an uncharacteristically bright smile decorating her expression. "How's the patient?"

((what time is it?))

I came over to the others after flexing out my body. "Don't worry about it Haeo... you've probably been pushed pass your limit as of late. Rest up and get something to eat... and let's hope we don't get attacked by some bloodthirsty beast while we're recouperating." Sitting down and pulling out some form of animal jerky, I began chewing on it. Kinda tasted like beef; but I was quite certain it wasn't "Haeo... where the heck is your sword?"

((It's early morning, the day after our flying leap smile ))
Haeo turns to look at his sword for a moment and then closes his eyes again with a quiet sigh. He is already looking much better but obviously still needs rest.

"It isn't just that, Amarene. The magic out here... it's... so different.... hard to control. It takes a lot more effort than it should... and then... that reaction..." His voice trails off as a frown furrows his brow. "Backlash...?" I'll have to be much more careful with my magic from here on out... although... knowing that this kind of thing can happen could be beneficial at some point.