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[retsuden]

[ He wants to tell him he should've called him sooner, but he has no right to point fingers. Melius had done almost exactly what he would have had the positions been reversed. Sometimes it was just better to hide.

He looks over the bite mark, glad to see that at least it doesn't look infected. He digs into his bag to pull out fresh bandages, before carefully going to wrap it again. ]

Well I have plenty of weapons, so we're getting you back to the house. Sakura can heal this the rest of the way for you.

[fusrodaaaah]

[Hide and encase yourself with ice? Yep, that's a great plan. But hey, at least no one would have found him if his omen hadn't intervened. Therefore, he was safe. Maybe.]

[Melius flinches again, like he's going to pull the arm back, but doesn't. He makes himself hold still.]

M-mine are. There too. At the house. My mace. I'm - I'm s-sorry.

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You're fine. Rescue and escort missions were one of my main duties, once upon a time.

[ He finishes rebandaging the wound, going to stand up and offering him a hand. ]

You're safe now.

[fusrodaaaah]

[Frankly, nowhere feels safe now. He'd very much like to go back to hiding in the woods and camping for the rest of his life. Away from people.]

[His Omen flutters onto his shoulder, snorting. And announcing, in what has to be a mimic of Sauske:] Idiot.

[He has a split second of what before crawling out of his hiding place.]

I um. I will. Wear my armor. More often.

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[ He shouldn't laugh, but there's a small snort at the omen's echoing of his own choice of insult, the tiniest of smiles on his face. ]

A smart decision in this place.

[ Moriko goes to fly ahead of them while Sasuke stays close to Melius, making sure he's actually walking with him back towards town. ]

If you are stuck, you can always call me.

[fusrodaaaah]

[He does hesitate a few moments, wrapping his arms around himself. He looks like he wants to bolt back into the leaves, honestly. But he follows.]

It... I didn't... know anything was wrong.

[How he didn't pick up on the NEON WARNING SIGNS is a mystery.] U-until it. Happened.

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[ Give him a second while they walk. Just sort of letting himself quietly processing this. ]

You... didn't know anything was wrong... when there was a chunk missing from your arm?

[fusrodaaaah]

[Blink. Processing.]

O-oh. No. No I - I knew that. But um. Before that.

[See? He's not a total disaster.]

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[ Well that's a relief. He thinks to mention that he meant he could have called once he got, y'know, bitten, BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. ]

So what happened?

[fusrodaaaah]

[That gets him to clamp his jaw shut. Hunch his shoulders. He doesn't want to say. He's already made himself more of a problem. He's already proved he can't be trusted...]

Sunvaar... sunvaar-jul.

[Boy is he glad Sasuke doesn't understand his omen.]

... it. It was a monster. [His good hand makes a motion to his omen.] "Sunvaar" is um. It means monster.

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[ A monster. That's fairly typical in this place, but still it makes him stare at him. ]

And you didn't know that could end in trouble?

[fusrodaaaah]

N-no! No! I... I um... he.

[He was flashing warning signs like a neon stripper pole.]

He looked... like my friend.

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[ Melius. Buddy. Sasuke's forehead wrinkles. It's not like he hasn't seen transformations be used to trick people, but there's always something. ]

You didn't notice anything different about him?

[fusrodaaaah]

[It's not physically possible for Melius to shrink in on himself any further, but he sure does try.]

No. No he... just seemed... friendlier but. But it was at the party. Everyone seemed friendlier.

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Oh.

[ Sasuke doesn't bother trying to dissect that farther, because he's not wrong. Everyone was friendlier, himself included. He's pretty sure he ended up flirting with someone.

He wants to forget about that party a lot. ]

I suppose that would throw off one's usual perceptions for odd behavior.

[fusrodaaaah]

[The party had been... mixed. Extremely mixed. Some good moments, some good times not feeling like an anxious wreck. And then?]

[Then his friend had gone Jaws on his arm.]

Y-yeah. Yeah, it um... did. I'm - I'm sorry.

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For what?

[ He seriously has no idea what he could be apologizing for here, okay. He really should be used to this just being a word Melius says to fill the silence. Lizardman always has something to be sorry for, clearly. ]

We'll get you fixed up. You haven't caused anyone any trouble.

[fusrodaaaah]

Not... not knowing... it was trouble.

[It really is a filler word. When he doesn't know what to do, what to say, it just comes babbling, spilling out.]

Idiot, [His omen squawks, helpfully.]

I... I used. Potions. On it.

[retsuden]

That's likely the only reason you're not dead.

[ Like an idiot. ]

Sakura will restore your arm to normal. She can regrow lost tissue.

[fusrodaaaah]

I... I know. I always - I always have them. Always.

[He'd carried way too many, back in Skyrim.]

S... She doesn't... have to do that. It's my fault.

[retsuden]

[ He's going to throw him into a snow pile, seriously, dude. ]

You're not going to continue to walk around with a piece of your arm missing. You may have stopped the bleeding, but there's more that could go wrong if it isn't properly closed up, and your potions seem to have reached their limit with it.

[fusrodaaaah]

[He doesn't say much in answer to that. Just wraps his good arm more tightly around himself. It's true, though. His potions don't seem to have quite the effects he's used to.]

I... [His shoulders droop.] All... all right.

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[ There's relief when he doesn't fight it further. Sasuke's used to stubborn, but he's never been the most patient with it. While with Naruto it was easy to tell him to just shut up, he's fairly certain that Melius would take it more personally if he was too harsh. ]

Good. It shouldn't take us long to get home. I'll send a message with Moriko so she's prepared.

[fusrodaaaah]

Y... your bird?

[Oh look, a topic that isn't his stupidity. Or, at least, his perceived stupidity. He'll just. Casually latch onto it while they walk. It's fine, this is fine.]

[retsuden]

Mm. She finally shared her name. She's a stubborn thing.

[ As any animal connected to his very being would be ]