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It was a heavy responsibility Braum just placed into Corbin's arms in the form of an injured ghoul and the Wraith was not about to let the raven down. Looking down at her, his brows knit in worry, he attempted to cradle her as comfortably but impersonally as possible--the last thing he wanted to do was give off any inappropriate connotations, especially since it seemed perhaps she and Braum were an item.

Strictly professional.

Picking her up and taking to his feet, the Wraith drew his wings in front of himself and wrapped them gently around the Marid. Hopefully it would keep her as warm and comfortable as if Braum were still holding her. With a raised brow, he glanced to the nearest person with a faint, though pleading, aura. "Where's the place he was talking about? We can hole up there at least while I patch her up." If he was going to do this, he was going to do it right. What other way was there to do anything?

(( Catch up post of doom yay! ))

Damn, this place was more dangerous. Within a few minutes of more people showing up, two new types of enemy had shown up as well. One of them a huge furry beast and the other some kind of odd... thing made of snow. s**t. The dragon couldn't do much to help in either battle, and cursed under his breath when one of the two fighting was obviously hurt badly. But then she was rescued by Braum... and now several of them were suggesting rest.

And as much as Aksaja wanted to get through this area as quickly as possible, he couldn't really argue with that. They shouldn't leave anyone behind and protecting someone that was exhausted and hurt would slow down the group as well. Better to rest and (hopefully) start out fresh later. Looking about, the dragon quickly spotted the cliff Braum was talking about.

"This way," he said quickly when Corbin looked about, holding the more injured of the two girls. Then Aksaja set out through the snow, trying to keep an eye out for more enemies - though how they were supposed to see them when they were white he wasn't sure.

Gabrian turned to look at Livi, "While I would usually agree with you; it is most impolite to introduce a ghoul as such, I find that I must do so in this case," he didn't really look riled up, or even particularly mad. In fact, for the time being, the nix demon looked... relaxed. Mostly because he'd finally made sure that both the rabbit and his sister were actually safe, "I would rather my friends tell me when I'm doing something horribly stupid that might cost me my life. At least, I would hope that those friends that actually care about me would do so," after all, Io was not above telling him when he was being an idiot. In fact, she did so quite often, and Gabrian found that he was actually glad for it, since the situation often called for it. He'd also managed to somehow admit, all in one breath, that he not only apparently, for whatever reason, thought of Alessa as a friend, but that he actually cared about her.

"I know Alessa enough that I consider myself in my right to tell her when she is doing something unwise," he drawled out the words, still looking at the avarice demon, "The situation we currently find ourselves in does not warrant for stupidity or pride," then he finally turned to look at the rabbit in his arms, "You're obviously hurt, tired, and too prideful to admit to it or even ask for help. If you're hurt, you should ask for help - we really can't afford pride right now," a pause, followed by a sigh. Either the cold was getting to him, or... well, yeah, he was going to go ahead and blame the cold for his following words, "You had me worried."

Unfortunately, Gabrian was unable to continue the conversation at hand, because out of nowhere came not one, but two monsters. One seemed to attack the ghoul that was approaching, while the other focused it's attention on his sister. With a sharp, disproving hiss, he moved aside, allowing his sister room to battle, "Io!" it was the only thing he said before he grit his teeth and thought better of it; he didn't think that interrupting the battle, or distracting the battling ghoul was a good idea. He was, after all, pretty sure she could take perfect care of herself.

As such, he kept away from Iolanthe, taking a moment to actually shield the rabbit in his arms, almost instinctively. He offered Alessa no mocking words, no smirk, no nothing; in fact, where the rabbit to look up, she'd find him to be scowling deeply in the direction of the large, hairy monster that was battling against his sister, "Hopefully the others are better off than we are," he replied grimly as Corbin spoke up, "I sure hope so. I left some people I found myself attached to back there... when I came here to meet up with my sister. I'd hate to find they were attacked with such fervor as we are, the moment I stepped away," his eyes fell upon the bell the Wraith was carrying, "I sure as hell hope you're not the only one with one of those bells," a pause, "I am really beginning to wish I'd taken one myself..." he didn't need one for himself right now, but he grimly wished he could help all three ghouls in their group right now; they weren't fairing really well, from what he could tell.

When Io's battle was finally done, he moved towards her, his arms still covering Alessa, but actually relaxing their grip around her, now that the imminent danger seemed to be over, "You're one to talk, Io," he let out a sigh, watching as Livi moved to check on her, "I didn't think you'd appreciate my interrupting the battle. I figured I'd simply get in your way, and a distraction seemed like that last thing you possibly needed at the time," a pause followed, and he frowned, "Are you quite alright?" of course, it was right about then that Braum swept his sister right into his arms, and his brows shot up once more. He opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it, instead choosing to smirk; this time though, the smirk was decidedly warmer, much closer to a real smile than anything else, "Interesting," the word was actually breathed out softly, and it was possible only Alessa heard him at this point.

Gabrian paused when he heard someone call out names somewhere behind him, and he turned to see... what looked like a zombie. She appeared out of nowhere, "Fellows? I believe we have a new party member," and then he raised his voice, calling out to Rain, "Oi! You there! Are you quite alright?" he cry of rage and pain... seemed to point out that no, she was not quite alright. Unable to just let it be, he walked over in Rain's direction, first looming over her and then crouching on the ground beside her, with Alessa still in his arms, "What happened?"

((Long post is long - I needed to answer like 4 pages of stuff that had happened, roffle. SORRY GUYS ;0; ))

Rain blinked a few times before being able to focus on the boy that spoke to her, "I was with Krumm car. I was in charge of it actually. I followed them to CandyCane Lane. I knew it was dangerous but how could I leave them? They were my responsibility. I was supposed to protect them, to help them." She paused to stare at the ground as if trying to search for some reason all this happened.

"CandyCane Lane is as they said it would be. There were many of us but we stood no chance. There was.. a snow ninja, I think that's what he was. He had multiple swords and he was very strong. We were defeated so quickly. I.. I think he killed them. They were barely hanging on when I attacked. He sent me here because.. because I hit him with this," she lifted up her bag of yellow snow looking positively stricken.

I failed them, she silently added. She hoped they were okay. She hoped someone was able to rescue them and if so, she'd be reunited with them soon.

"How.. how have you guys fared," she asked. She felt so foreign here. But this would be her new group and if she really wanted to take down anything related to Christmas -- which she did -- then she would need to work with them. "I'm Rain Rottingham," she stated looking up at him before her jaw dropped in surprise, "A..Alessa!?!?" Oh was she happy to see that shapeshifter. "I'm glad you're okay!" Without thinking, she gave both Gabrian and Alessa a hug.

Dare she hope that there were others here she would know?

"Thank you," she whispered as she pulled back from the two of them. She wasn't sure what exactly she had thanked him for. Everything? She was thankful to not feel as alone as she had a few minutes ago. She was thankful that Alessa was okay and he had to be really good guy to take her in like that. She had been one of the more vulnerable students from Krumm car, at least when she was in her rabbit form. It was a good sign. A very good sign. If not for the others, she knew this Gabrian was of the good sort. Perhaps Iggy and Julian had come this way like that had initially wanted? She was also thankful for his kind words. The infirmary made sense and she knew that the students would be okay, deep down. The school was responsible for them and she knew all to well what a heavy burden responsibility could cause.

"I shouldn't waste any more of your time," she smiled, moving quickly to stand. "We shouldn't fall too far behind, these are dangerous times." If the CandyCane Lane had snow ninjas, she could only imagine what an icy mountain path would have. They also had a lot of ground to cover and the sooner she got to wherever they were going, the sooner she'd have her payback.

She took a few steps in the direction the others had gone before pausing as a realization hit her. She would be a follower here, not the leader. She was surprised to find it didn't bother her one bit. In fact, she felt relieved.

Something flies past your head. Was that a snow bullet?
"Missed. Oh well take this you dame!"
Another snow bullet comes flying toward this.

HP: 4
Miss

Nodding wordlessly, Corbin began trudging through the snow after the lightning dragon, keeping the girl Braum entrusted him with as safe as he could. Cradled between unfamiliar black feathered wings, he had to wonder what she would think if she awoke to a face as strange as his--similar to Braum but so terribly different.

His own eyes were peeled and on the look out for any strangeness, not wanting to get ambushed by a yeti or a gangster snowman. Frowning and looking down at his own injuries, not quite healing thanks to a distinct lack of FEAR but not getting any worse despite the JOY. Maybe he should use one of those pills on himself after all.

Gently, he began sorting out a dug out spot to rest Haddiya, laying her down amidst the softer patch of snow beneath the ice caked top layer. Corbin set to work on unbuttoning his flannel shirt and shrugging it off his shoulders, long silver necklaces with two cross pendants and an ankh spilling forth. He folded it up into something of a pillow and rested it under the ghoul's head for better support and at least slight warmth while one of his wings acted as a wind barrier. Now, bandages... Well, the only thing he really had was his tent or his shirt.

They were on the home stretch, did he really need his tent anymore? Well, if he did, maybe he could find someone to share one with if he was thoroughly exhausted. Out came the tent and he quickly set to work on ripping the fabric into long, dark sheets. "You'll be alright," he tried to reassure her as he began dressing the wounds but he couldn't be sure she was even conscious. When he was about halfway down, he glanced over his shoulder and saw another snowman was setting to work on attacking.

Better safe then sorry. The Wraith reached into his pocket and brought out a Pumpkin Pill, popping it into his mouth. A rush of sweet Halloweeny taste and he could feel the FEAR coursing through him. His wounds, though minor, were numerous and quickly patched themselves so that, once more, his skin was as white and unblemished as a china doll.

(( With the Pumpkin Pill, Corbin went from 15HP back to 25HP [right?] ))