Resplendence stumbles to her feet. She was crying, shaking, begging for something to fix this - to make it better. But, the one who appeared was not whom she had expected. Aye, she had begged for Archibald or Kaj to be gathered by Valiance, but she had not wanted it to actually happen. In fact, Archibald just stood there. It killed her, because she could so clearly see the tar emanating from him as well. She could see it but she couldn't fix it.

And then… then Kota was there. Bursting forward and wrapping her slightly larger frame around Resplendence. Instantly, the pallid mare shook her head, eyes wide in a panic. "No! NO! I'll get her sick!" she cries to Valiance, trying to speak, to tell her to stop. Of course, her shaking her head didn't seem to deter the mare. In fact, even the pool of tar and the way that it effected her didn't seem to effect the Poisoner. She was pulled in closer, pressing up against the mare's breast and her neck wrapped around her nape.

She spoke about breathing, trying to get Resplendence to even it out rather than choking and gasping. But, the more she tried to speak, the more she tried to protest, the harder it became to do so. She shuddered, sides heaving in pain as she gasped for air yet felt like she got none. Tar, bubbling out of her nostrils and occasionally popping as she coughed on the stuff.

All Archibald could say was save her. He stumbled backwards and his voice was a growl - something resembling the demon-like creature she had imagined him as in the past. She couldn't tell if it was because of the tar in his lungs or the lack of oxygen in her brain (at least, perceived lack of oxygen in her brain), but it was still making her spin. It was only once she began to give into the effects, eyes flickering shut and muscles falling weaker, that she leaned into the blue mare, the lioness of the pack she had never truly been a part of. "Kuacha! Mimi itabidi tu kupata wewe mgonjwa!" She chokes it out, but doesn't even realize she has. In fact, unless someone listens really closely they might not even realize words had been spoken.

Then, she begins to fade in and out. Her legs were weak, from the exhaustion of walking back here, from the lack of eating and drinking. That was her fault, yeah. But, she hadn't want to risk getting near others and infecting them. At the same time, she also had wanted to be near enough that if she didn't make it someone found her. Valiance was the one panicking now, flapping his wings and swishing his tail in agitation. Begging, pleading for someone to do something to help her. Even if it meant poisoning her to get rid of the tar.

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"Kuacha! Mimi itabidi tu kupata wewe mgonjwa!" --- Swahili for: Stop! I'll only get you sick!

She doesn't normally know this language, nor does she realize she is speaking in this tongue/speaking at all. ^^
@Lakota

Resplendence

Grace is just a weakness; or so I've been told