85 Aftermath (1/2)

”...”

Andria woke up in a blur. Her eyelids felt heavy, causing her to only see a blurred darkness. Her limbs ached and her head was abuzz with pain. She heard the faint mutterings of people around her, but their voices came in warped, impossible for her to understand any of their words.

Finally, she felt her mouth being pried open gently and a comfortingly warm liquid being softly poured into my parched mouth. Not only did this quench my thirst, but she also felt a energising warmth spread from her fingertips to her little toes.

Though she still felt incredibly bogged down and hazy, Andria finally found the strength to pry open her lazy eyes, her violet eyes finally in view to the people around her.

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Lexa could finally let out the breath she had been holding onto for the last several moments. She was finally awake!

”Andria, how are you feeling?!” Lexa immediately asked, her greenish-red eyes boring into her violet eyes worriedly. She was situated on her side, her not-so-little anymore paws on her partner's fluctuating chest as the little girl breaths in greedily for air.

”Young Miss. Are you okay?” A few of the Wilderwolf soldier's were also kneeling by her side, a weary look on their faces as they look with feeling of guilt and pity.

”Heh-I'm okay now.” Despite her dire state, Andria actually managed a smile, as unconvincing as it was. A second later, she was attempting to pry herself up through the use of her two elbows, only to have a hand grasp her shoulder as stop her from doing so.

”You should prevent from sitting up too soon. You are still in need of medical attention and any movement could exasperate the process.” A kind looking Wilderwolf soldier spoke with soft words, coaxing her successfully as she finally nodded in agreed and laid herself back down with a defeated sigh.

As some of the more medically inclined personal of the Wilderwolf Soldier's attended to Andria, Lexa lifted her head from watching on that scene for a moment as she looked into the distant forest.

She was not the only one to do so, as several others around them also peaked in that direction, all wearing wear looks that were complex and hard to read. Anxiety, worry, hope were only some of the several emotions that could be read on their hardened features.

All activity in the distant forest had ceased. Where previously there were several vibrations rumbling beneath their feet like an earthquake and the oppressive feeling of a power source of several points of aura, there were now only fleeting amounts of aura on display. Ultimately, with the senses of the people here, none could ascertain the nature of the results of the conflict which had reached over half-an-hour in length.

”Its over?” A Wilderwolf Soldier questioned.

”Should we head over?” Another asked.

”We should wait a moment.” The leader decided quickly. ”He'd return on his own if he won... Otherwise...”

The tone around them chilled at those final words. A gloomy mood hung in the air, increasing by every passing second until finally over five minutes had passed. By this time, the look in everyone's eyes could not be called good, lips were curved into deep frowns and eyes were slanted in worry.

'Could... Something bad have happened to Alexander?...' Lexa could hardly believe this to be the truth, especially after having have seen him take out all those bandits earlier so effortlessly and cleanly. In her eyes, there had never been someone as strong as Alexander, and to think something could have defeated him... Well that was a truly frightening prospect, especially when these opponents were destined to be her opponents.