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<blockquote data-quote="Ankh-Morpork Guard" data-source="post: 2789827" data-attributes="member: 10079"><p><strong>Chapter 25: Casualties</strong></p><p></p><p>“Anyone else alive...?” Cowan called out. The voice sounded disturbingly loud after the absolute silence that had followed the sudden explosion. At least he had rolled over from being face down so that his voice could actually be understood. All the problems he’d had up to this point had suddenly faded away the second the trap had been set off and he’d hit the ground face first. It felt like his back had taken a scorching and his leg had landed on a rock, but overall he was alive...which, considering how big the explosion had been, was a good start.</p><p> </p><p>There was a Cira-like groan a few meters off and around one of the now-burnt trees then the sound of some movement, “More or less.”</p><p> </p><p>“There wasn’t any shrapnel,” sounded Gant, somehow still in his usual calm, controlled voice. Cowan could see the Miraluka carefully getting to his feet near where he’d been standing before.</p><p> </p><p>“Just an incendiary...” Cira could now be seen leaning against the tree she’d dove to the ground next to. She and Gant looked about how Cowan felt, currently.</p><p> </p><p>But he forced himself to his feet shakily and tried to ignore the dizziness, “This is a forest...I don’t think ‘just’ and ‘incendiary’ go very well together. Its amazing the whole thing didn’t catch fire.”</p><p> </p><p>“There’s a few small fires over here,” Esah’s watery voice was quieter than the rest of theirs, but she didn’t sound to be dead. There was a pause, then the Mon Calamari spoke up again, “If...you wouldn’t mind...I could use a little help over here.”</p><p> </p><p>Though the three of them started that direction, it was Cira who was closest and got there first. She arrived to find the entire left half of the Mon Calamari’s body was the same black colour that the ground and most of the trees were. Not only that, but her left leg looked...well...bad was the best way to describe it. At least Esah’s leg was still attached...</p><p> </p><p>Immediately, Cira knelt down and tried to help Esah sit up some, “We need to get you back now.”</p><p> </p><p>“Its okay...” Esah mumbled, waving her right(and still blue coloured) arm at the young human, “I’m okay.”</p><p> </p><p>“Esah, your leg...”</p><p> </p><p>She shook her head, “It doesn’t hurt.”</p><p> </p><p>Cira had to take a moment to understand that, “It doesn’t hurt, or you can’t feel anything?”</p><p> </p><p>“I believe that would be the same thing,” the answer came slow, but other than sounding tired, the Mon Calamari looked much worse off than she sounded.</p><p> </p><p>As the other two of their companions arrived and assessed the situation(which didn’t take long, considering how Esah looked), Cira looked over her shoulder and said to the two others, “We need to get her back to the Temple now.”</p><p> </p><p>Gant nodded, but it was Cowan who surprised them and said, “I’ll take her back. The two of you should probably keep looking around and find out what you can.”</p><p> </p><p>All eyes(well, all senses) turned to Cowan and stared blankly. It was Esah who spoke up first, mumbling and nodding, “He’s right. We can’t abandon this just for a little burn. Besides, I think I can walk if Cowan can help me up.”</p><p> </p><p>Nothing turned away from Cowan. After a moment, Cira said quietly, “You’re not walking on that leg.”</p><p> </p><p>“I wasn’t planning on it,” Esah said with a mild glare this time, obviously getting annoyed by all the fuss. Yes, she was hurt, but there were worse things. It wasn’t like she was dead. Before anything else could be said, Cowan stepped over and did his best to help the Mon Calamari woman up to her feet...or rather, her foot. Her arm was draped over his shoulder and he did his best to hold her up. Esah’s right leg was doing alright at keeping her up as best as was possible, but Cowan was somehow able to support her weight. He wasn’t the strongest person on the planet, but he was managing.</p><p> </p><p>“We’ll be fine,” Cowan eventually said, noting that Cira and Gant didn’t look to be too happy about this arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>Esah glared again and nodded, “He’s right. Listen, we’ll contact you when we get back.”</p><p> </p><p>And then, as one, the two slowly headed back towards the Great Temple.</p><p> </p><p>Cira watched them disappear a few moments later and then finally turned to look at Gant. He was a little scorched, too, but that didn’t seem to be a problem. The cloth over his face, though, was now a much darker colour thanks to the scorching. Eventually, she said quietly, “What’s up with Cowan lately?”</p><p> </p><p>“I do not know,” Gant answered right away, “But he does not seem willing to speak about it, whatever it is.”</p><p> </p><p>“You think he’s running away?” she asked, idly turning and starting to give the burnt section of forest a good look over.</p><p> </p><p>Gant shrugged and knelt down to sift through the destroyed trees and camp, “From something. I believe we will have to let him work it out himself, though. We should recover what we can from here and then head north...you said you and Cowan found something there, yes?”</p><p> </p><p>“Definitely found something up there,” Cira said over her shoulder as she picked up a small, ruined datapad and sighed, “I don’t think we’ll find anything left here, though. That trap did a good job of burning pretty much everything but us.”</p><p> </p><p>Gant nodded, despite the fact that Cira wasn’t looking his direction. He was so used to doing things like that for the benefit of the others that he sometimes didn’t even know they weren’t paying attention, “We will look anyway.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ankh-Morpork Guard, post: 2789827, member: 10079"] [b]Chapter 25: Casualties[/b] “Anyone else alive...?” Cowan called out. The voice sounded disturbingly loud after the absolute silence that had followed the sudden explosion. At least he had rolled over from being face down so that his voice could actually be understood. All the problems he’d had up to this point had suddenly faded away the second the trap had been set off and he’d hit the ground face first. It felt like his back had taken a scorching and his leg had landed on a rock, but overall he was alive...which, considering how big the explosion had been, was a good start. There was a Cira-like groan a few meters off and around one of the now-burnt trees then the sound of some movement, “More or less.” “There wasn’t any shrapnel,” sounded Gant, somehow still in his usual calm, controlled voice. Cowan could see the Miraluka carefully getting to his feet near where he’d been standing before. “Just an incendiary...” Cira could now be seen leaning against the tree she’d dove to the ground next to. She and Gant looked about how Cowan felt, currently. But he forced himself to his feet shakily and tried to ignore the dizziness, “This is a forest...I don’t think ‘just’ and ‘incendiary’ go very well together. Its amazing the whole thing didn’t catch fire.” “There’s a few small fires over here,” Esah’s watery voice was quieter than the rest of theirs, but she didn’t sound to be dead. There was a pause, then the Mon Calamari spoke up again, “If...you wouldn’t mind...I could use a little help over here.” Though the three of them started that direction, it was Cira who was closest and got there first. She arrived to find the entire left half of the Mon Calamari’s body was the same black colour that the ground and most of the trees were. Not only that, but her left leg looked...well...bad was the best way to describe it. At least Esah’s leg was still attached... Immediately, Cira knelt down and tried to help Esah sit up some, “We need to get you back now.” “Its okay...” Esah mumbled, waving her right(and still blue coloured) arm at the young human, “I’m okay.” “Esah, your leg...” She shook her head, “It doesn’t hurt.” Cira had to take a moment to understand that, “It doesn’t hurt, or you can’t feel anything?” “I believe that would be the same thing,” the answer came slow, but other than sounding tired, the Mon Calamari looked much worse off than she sounded. As the other two of their companions arrived and assessed the situation(which didn’t take long, considering how Esah looked), Cira looked over her shoulder and said to the two others, “We need to get her back to the Temple now.” Gant nodded, but it was Cowan who surprised them and said, “I’ll take her back. The two of you should probably keep looking around and find out what you can.” All eyes(well, all senses) turned to Cowan and stared blankly. It was Esah who spoke up first, mumbling and nodding, “He’s right. We can’t abandon this just for a little burn. Besides, I think I can walk if Cowan can help me up.” Nothing turned away from Cowan. After a moment, Cira said quietly, “You’re not walking on that leg.” “I wasn’t planning on it,” Esah said with a mild glare this time, obviously getting annoyed by all the fuss. Yes, she was hurt, but there were worse things. It wasn’t like she was dead. Before anything else could be said, Cowan stepped over and did his best to help the Mon Calamari woman up to her feet...or rather, her foot. Her arm was draped over his shoulder and he did his best to hold her up. Esah’s right leg was doing alright at keeping her up as best as was possible, but Cowan was somehow able to support her weight. He wasn’t the strongest person on the planet, but he was managing. “We’ll be fine,” Cowan eventually said, noting that Cira and Gant didn’t look to be too happy about this arrangement. Esah glared again and nodded, “He’s right. Listen, we’ll contact you when we get back.” And then, as one, the two slowly headed back towards the Great Temple. Cira watched them disappear a few moments later and then finally turned to look at Gant. He was a little scorched, too, but that didn’t seem to be a problem. The cloth over his face, though, was now a much darker colour thanks to the scorching. Eventually, she said quietly, “What’s up with Cowan lately?” “I do not know,” Gant answered right away, “But he does not seem willing to speak about it, whatever it is.” “You think he’s running away?” she asked, idly turning and starting to give the burnt section of forest a good look over. Gant shrugged and knelt down to sift through the destroyed trees and camp, “From something. I believe we will have to let him work it out himself, though. We should recover what we can from here and then head north...you said you and Cowan found something there, yes?” “Definitely found something up there,” Cira said over her shoulder as she picked up a small, ruined datapad and sighed, “I don’t think we’ll find anything left here, though. That trap did a good job of burning pretty much everything but us.” Gant nodded, despite the fact that Cira wasn’t looking his direction. He was so used to doing things like that for the benefit of the others that he sometimes didn’t even know they weren’t paying attention, “We will look anyway.” [/QUOTE]
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