Lawrence was fine. Sakura hadn’t used that much of her healing magic on him. But what little she did use still caused her a nosebleed. It wasn’t the first time something like this ever happened. It just meant that she was exhausted and needed rest.

He looked at her, an accusing glare he seemed to be sharing with Tomii right now. “At least you’re standing,” she said as she and her brother helped him keep up with the others.

She felt wariness as if that hurg and his companion would attack them again. They would not. Not when there were so many here, surely?

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“I’m going to scout on ahead,” the woman called Haku suddenly said, almost causing Sakura to jump.

“We should stay together,” Arduani said. On their way she had told the white-haired woman what had happened to Hans and who had attacked them.

“I feel we should know what we are walking into if danger is near,” she persisted.

Arduani nodded and Haku left their group, running at a swift pace, her footfalls making almost no sound on the wet grass and twigs as she disappeared into the roiling underbrush from the storm winds fast approaching.