FFM 2023 17: The Road to Freedom – Take V

No prompts used. This is a continuation to FFM 2023 16: The Road to Freedom – Take IV.

The next day, it turned out that Bereth’s injuries were graver than first expected; even though he had some of his strength back, his legs refused to work properly. Xyr, according to Merlina’s translation, suggested that it could be caused by the injuries from getting the paralyzing knife wedged deeper into his back at the explosion.

Well, that was a setback that was going be a massive hindrance, especially when none of them knew neurological healing magic. Still, Bereth could not give in and die here; he had the ring to protect still, no matter what. He forced himself to try to get back on his feet.

Nedyom was looking at him with that strange empathetic look again and Bereth had an unnerving feeling that he was forgetting something about the man, something that his mentor had told him about or something he had read sometime. He could not remember it and he sure as hell did not want to ask in these circumstances, so he focused on getting his body back into his control. The sooner he was able to walk, the sooner they could make their way to the next Waystone and get help.