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[offallingsnow]

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[necromance_this]

[Jade too was concerned about Anise's condition, so he decided to take a look at her himself. And that's when he saw Nephry.]

Shouldn't you be concerned with your own wellbeing, Nephry?

[offallingsnow]

I'm all right. And sitting here isn't strenuous.

[and she's been keeping herself busy with stitching up the slices in Tokunaga, as a surprise for Anise]

[necromance_this]

I see... Well, then.

...Don't push yourself, Nephry. That's hardly a wound you can skip around with. [Not that he's one to talk, since he'd received that same wound.]

[offallingsnow]

I'm not skipping. Regal had healed most of it to start with.

[looks over at him with veiled concern] Don't push yourself. Should you be up?

[enrappigtured]

[Here, have an unusually somber Peony. He'll be going around the house, actually taking care of things for once.]

[offallingsnow]

[when he comes into Anise's room she looks up]

Your Majesty.

[enrappigtured]

[He heads over to Anise and gently tucks a stray strand of hair behind her ear.]

How is she?

[offallingsnow]

No different from earlier. She still hasn't woken.

[but someone's going to be there when she does, darn it]

[offallingsnow]

Yes. It seems appropriate for everyone who does not share a house with me.

[offallingsnow]

[that's because she did]

I'm afraid I missed the end of the party. Did everything go all right?

[galddigger]

[She hasn't really been awake, since passing out in the hotel's lobby. Not for very long periods of time, anyway. But it's been a while, and she's been sleeping rather fitfully lately. It's from one of those tossing-and-turning bouts of sleep that she finally wakes up - ]

[ - only to cry out a little, sharply. The place where her wing should be is still very tender.]

A-aahh..!

[offallingsnow]

[at that, there's a hand on her shoulder to keep her from moving around too much. All of Regal's words are still bouncing around in her head]

[galddigger]

[There's a sharp intake of breath, and Anise looks up at Nephry in surprise. She stills with that hand on her shoulder, and blinks up at the older woman, confusion evident in her eyes - what's going on...?]

[offallingsnow]

You're back at the house. Just rest.

[offallingsnow]

You did. I don't think we do anymore.