Chapter 128 Injuries (1/2)

”We'll talk about the Essence Crystals later,” Arran said ”First, let me take a look at that wound”

Snowcloud nodded, wincing as she gazed down at the arrow sticking fro

As Arran inspected the wound, he saw that although the arrowhead was eh, it did not look like it had struck the bone

”I' to pull out the arrow,” Arran said ”Are you ready?”

”Do it,” she said, clenching her jaw

Carefully, Arran took the arrow firle quick

She cried out in pain for a h her flesh once more on its way out

”All done,” Arran said Then, he took a bottle of water fro and carefully cleaned the wound With the arrow gone, it didn't look nearly as bad — though it was deep and oozed blood, it seeh

”I'll take it fro out a small flask froroaned as she rubbed the liquid into the wound, but whatever the liquid was, it stopped the bleeding

While Snowcloud bandaged her leg, Arran reached for his shoulder to check the dae he himself had sustained Yet to his surprise, he found only a shallow cut in his shoulder, and the gash on his arave him some pause

Even if his injuries had been less severe than Snowcloud's, they had certainly been worse than they were now And while years of Body Refinement had caused his body to heal rapidly, it had never recovered anywhere near as fast as this

For a moment, he considered the possibility that the Essence Crystals had soht Powerful though they ht be, there was no reason to think they would have such an effect

Then, an uncomfortable realization set in, as he remembered his encounter with the eyeless creature

After the events at the fortress, the burn on his face had healed far iven it ht at the ti that h the poelcome, its source caused him concern Fro it could iiven him some kind of neer, he doubted it came without a cost

”Hey!” Snowcloud's voice interrupted his thoughts

”What is it?” Arran asked, pulling his thoughts back to the present

”I asked if you have any injuries,” she said, holding up the small flask she had used to treat her oounds

”Nothing worth et the loot, and we can be on our way I'll tell you about the Essence Crystals once we're out of here”

Snowcloud looked on with a sonored her expression Even if she would rather pass up treasures than rob the dead, he had no such compunctions Treasure was treasure, and the dead did not need it — dead enemies least of all

He was disappointed to find that none of the es seemed to carry much of value There were a fe-quality Essence Crystals and several scrolls, but other than that, he found nothing of interest