Coryth grasped tightly to @[member="Siobhan Kerrigan"]'s hand, pulling the woman closer. Her eyes had only moved to @[member="Phylis Alince"] for a moment, to give a small pained nod, understanding of what was to come. There was no easy way out of this, she knew it, Phylis knew it, but she wondered who else knew it. Siobhan's words, gave the small woman some hope, something else to cling to. After all Coryth had been through, she wasn't about to allow something like this be what ultimately took her life. But still, there was no hiding the fear that was so plain to see in those soft grey eyes.
Slowly, with great care, and not at all letting go of Siobhan, Coryth laid down, wincing heavily as her shoulder pressed against the soft bedding. She looked to it, the monster within it seemed, that was paining her so much. The darkness that was threatening to tear her very flesh apart. She squirmed a little with her legs, hardly daring to move her upper body more than what was required of her. Finally she turned away from it, and back to her friend, standing at her side. In this moment, she felt so much like a child, like the first time she'd ever rested under a healers touch. That first time there had been so much fear, fear she learned soon enough to tame, but now she felt like that young fourteen year old, ankle shattered and badly beaten, this world completely unknown to her.
And just as she had then, she wanted comfort, from the familiar. Then it had been the Jedi who had rescued her, who had held her on the table for else wise, the starving, malnourished and frail street rat would hardly let a soul touch her. "Siobhan?" Coryth's voice notably weak and tired. "I know this is going to hurt, hurt like hell. Could I ask you one favor, if Master Alince thinks it will not get in the way.But ...."She took a slow careful breath trying to soothe her own fright, her own pains, and calm herself. "Could you just hold me? Just for the duration. I don't want you to go, don't want to be without a friend. You've given me the strength to get me this far, just by your presence alone, and reassuring me when and how you can. I am afraid," There was a long pause after that. It was one thing for her to show signs of fear, but when she actually admitted openly that she was ... A very telling sign of Coryth's concerns, and if she happened to die tonight, at the very least she wanted to be held by someone. "Please, Siobhan, please.."
Her eyes moved, to one of the trays beside her, and there it was, a pendent... her locket. "Sarge?" She asked softly, but likely he was already gone, She believed him dead for a while now, but ... perhaps this was a sign, his presence that familiar. Reaching out she took the chain in her hand, brought it to her nose and took in the faint scent .... his scent. He had to be alive. This only confused her,"Sarge!?!" She cried out louder, but even her yell didn't carry far. And she started to sit up, and started to try to get out of bed and go after him, find him. After all, she hadn't even caught a glimpse of him. But one of the other healers put a firm palm on her chest, emphasized with the force to hold her down. "There isn't anyone by that name here." Now panting Coryth having no understanding of what was happening, coupled with the possibility that a man she loved, might still take breath, when she assumed all was lost. When she'd been told he was missing in action. "You must relax, Master Elaris, please. The situation is delicate, and it is paramount that you calm yourself, and save your strength."
Sadly, Coryth knew the healer was right. Her body, without the help of the healers in the room, and even non-healers who could help channel in their force powers in with Phylis, giving the healers all far greater power than any one of them would have alone, or even if just the healers themselves combined their abilities. No, this was a time, any one who held the force could join and give their strength to help aide the Master healer in their task. This was a task for many, for Phylis needed the channeled energies of the others in the room, and being the guiding beacon it would give Phylis so much more than the woman had on her own. Given what was spreading beneath her skin, Phylis would need all the help she could get.
"You can always seek this person when you are better, but that time is not now." The nameless healer reminded, still applying pressure with the force upon the tiny woman's body. "Alright, I'll wait." Coryth whispered, and at her words the grasp on body receded slowly. Gentle as it had been Coryth knew too easily how much a grasp like that could tighten to prevent her movement.
Laying her head down, she reached out and set the locket aside on the tray table. One of the handful of items the little woman had collected, that held great and powerful meaning for her. Now with a quiet moment, it dawned on her, if a healer would do that, hold her down with very little reason. It gave Coryth a stern warning, one that need not be voiced. Her situation was grave, and none of the healers were going to let her from her bed, lest the taint be removed, or at the very least slowed as much as they could.
With that realization Coryth came to weep again and her eyes came to @[member="Aika Kawakami"] , "Please, dear ... come here." She asked. "That locket? Has photos of my parents, could you please put it round my neck. The reminder of them gives me strength. It has been a trinket that has brought me great hope, as well as been my light during the darkest of times. It would mean a lot if I could wear it now, and I don't feel I can put it on, on my own." Closing her eyes, she took in a deep breath, before her eyes snapped open, crying in agony as a bit more of her flesh tore open, oozing the evil substance.
"Would it be to much to ask, my dear, sorry I never caught your name, but could you stay by my bedside, please... I need all the comfort I can get, just hold my hand?" The darkness was spreading down her arm far more rapidly, as the purple scars that covered nearly every inch of skin on her arms, and much the rest of her body. But her arm, nearly all the scarring was blackened. It seemed, that Coryth had grown too tired to fight it with art of the small, and without it, the effects went unchecked.
Though for the moment, just her arm and shoulder seemed badly effected. Most other scars across her body remained the same color they had always been, and in that, there was hope. @[member="Matsu Ike"] "Maybe the scrolls will have some answers, some ideas of what's happening to me," Her voice shaking, pain filled, and the air held the agonies, fears, doubts, and concerns that went unchecked as in her weakened state, she simply could not mask her Empathic gift, so sadly unless they could tune it out, most others in the room felt all of what the little redhead did right then.
"Let's do this, Master Alince, please. The sooner the better, for I've exhausted my force resources and I ca..." She stumbled over the words, struggling to get it out, "I .. Can..not .." She took a moment to gather herself to try and finish one sentence, "Art of the ... sm.. small .. I.. don't have .. the .. strength, nor .. the energy now to maintain, the darkness spreads ... unchecked." She managed gravely. "I need a chance ... to save myself ... and I cannot do it without all of ... you. .... my faith ... and life .. lies with all .. in this ... room, I can .. do no more ... to help myself ... right now. Please .., help me... Please, ease the ... the pain." Whimpering softly, she turned and tried to hide her face in her pillow, not wanting to have to face her reality.
@[member="Joshua DragonsFlame"] @[member="Syn"] @[member="Sarge Potteiger"]
