Alysanne felt foolish, flapping her wings about, until she realized it was having an effect – stinging enough to cause the sick Ranjiri to twist towards her and shout. She had no idea how much was needed to actually heal her, so she would keep up until everything she had was spent.
But it would turn out that she did have enough. An small, involuntary yelp escaped Alysanne as Ranjiri snapped at one of her wings, latching on to several of the feathers, which were then ripped from her wings in a painful motion as she jerked her wings one way and Ranjiri her head another. But the sharp pain that she was experiencing was pushed out of her mind as she watched Ranjiri twist with pain and spit the feathers out onto the floor – she must have gotten some of the water inside of her! Her wings settled back at her sides, still damp and heavy but not dripping quite so much, and she watched in amazement as another of her friends was transformed back into themselves.
She wished there was some way that this water could protect Ranjiri from the memories and Alysanne’s instincts wanted her to move toward the girl as she collapsed and began to shake – but there was another here that had more right to comfort her, who would undoubtedly be more welcome. The screeching of the fiery bird ceased and the stallion moved forward to his daughter – that strange plating disappearing just as it had appeared. The caverns felt eerily silent after everything that had just happened – and after catching her breath, Alysanne realized that she was now intruding upon a private moment.
The last thing, she thought, that these two would need right now is a stranger lingering around to make sure everything was alright. They had each other.
Not knowing quite what to say, Alysanne took her leave quietly – a small smile cast towards the pair (a gesture she was sure would not be noticed) before retreating back into the caverns. She was happy, so happy, that Ranjiri was safe, and with her father here to care for her, he might help her with all that had happened to her while she was sick. But she was sad that this young girl was going to have to deal with those memories. She thought back to how she had not comforted Miykael after he had been healed, how she had been too hurt by what he had told her to even touch him, and felt a tug of guilt at the memory. Perhaps it was time, finally, to seek him out and confront the silent wall that had been built between them during their stay in the caves.
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