23rd Gate - Medic, Medic, Who's Got the Medic?

[peacockherald]

[ Vanyel thought he should be worried that he knew exactly where he was when he woke up, why, and that he was not surprised. Some people would freak out, but no, he knew. He had been in here more than once more - both here in Para and in his own world. If anyone had stripped him down during an examination, they would see reasons why. Right now he definitely knew the reason with his pounding headache and the aches that sizzle throughout his body. He should have stayed asleep longer, but after all these years doing what he did, he just couldn't. Not in one straight shot, at least. 

But yay, the clinic, again. Yfandes was going to kill him, wasn't she?

For those wanting to visit, Vanyel would be in and out of wakefulness throughout the day in short spurts, usually driven back to sleep by pain, nausea, or both. At least someone had given him things to help with the dreams. He didn't want to go to that cold place. He hated that, more than anything, he thought.

And yes, most of the time he is waiting for someone to come and chew him out, because he is fairly sure he did not get into the clinic by Yfandes' powers alone.]

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[legacydeck]

[Clow is there in the morning - though not particularly early, as he went back to his own room to sleep like a rock after that. Which did away with his headache, thankfully for anyone having to deal with him. He's still Not Happy about this mess, but he's going to wait until he's sure it'll stick to chew Vanyel out. Probably.]

[doublethefun]

[and there's a mixed expression of exasperation and concern on her face. Other humans may get away without showing the slightest iota of horse common sense, but you've got Yfandes. You should've had it bucked into your skull by now.]

That was quite foalish.

[peacockherald]

<sub>[At some point with Clow sitting there, Vanyel groaned and opened his eyes. The headache hit him like a slap in the fact, but he kept back more sounds of pain back - he had learned not to do it in case the Healers took it in their heads to make him drink more things that made the nausea worse.

He looked over to the side, surprised when recognition came to him.]</sub>

Clow...?

[peacockherald]

_{[Admittedly, he was surprised to see her in the infirmary, but then she was much smaller than Yfandes was. Which made him wish that there was a window of some sort so Yfandes could poke her head in, but that was wishing, and he had to bad a headache at the moment to try mind magics.]}

Foalish? You mean foolish?

[legacydeck]

[Clow has been reading, because there's no point in hovering like a mother hen. He looks up from the book at the stirring on the bed with a small, wry smile]

Decided to rejoin the waking world a little more fully?

[strangewonders]

[Being woken in the middle of the night by someone else's spell is not what Howl would call a good time. Still, he'd been a bit wary of actually investigating the cause for awhile, part of him afraid that what he had felt had been the witch catching up with him, even here.

Nothing else had happened, however, and eventually he'd scraped up his limited courage to go and see just what had happened. The clinic was the second place he'd tried, after the barn proved to hold no answers. It doesn't take long for him to spot Vanyel and put two-and-two together, though it was odd to realize he only knew the other through a set of false memories. Despite all of this, he's all smiles when he finally walks over.]

I take it you're the one who attempted that bit of spectacularly stupid magic?

[Not much of a preamble, just right to the point. But he doesn't actually sound irritated or disapproving. Just curious.]

[doublethefun]

[dryly:]

Very well then. A perfectly foolish foal.

[peacockherald]

_{[Vanyel recognized Howl too, but in the same way Howl recognized him - hazy, false memories, and most of those only because of his false connection to Clow - which may or may not be starting to be real. But that was a thing to think of another time as he considered the blonde in front of him, his brows knitting slightly, but not to much, as that pulled at his head, made it ache a bit more.]}

I would not call it stupid, but yes, I am the one who attempted the spell.

[peacockherald]

I suppose it was, but it is not the first time I have built Gates. Admittedly, I wish it had not backlashed as it had.

[peacockherald]

So it seems. I cannot say how long I'll be here. Backlash is never easy...

[doublethefun]

[sigh. There's one more admonishing look before she finally drops it. If there's one thing she's learned as a princess, it's that you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.]

Likewise, I wish that had not occurred either. How art thou feeling?

[legacydeck]

Mmm, no. [Not that it's something he's had to deal with in a long time]

It'd have been easier if you hadn't backlashed on yourself in the first place, though.

[peacockherald]

_{[He sighed, figuring this was coming.]}

There is no other energy source for me to draw from and siphon to. I am the sole source for my magics without nodes. Further more... I will not risk someone else being grounded to the Gate.

[peacockherald]

_{[Especially not this horse. He did get one thing from his father after all.]}

Hmm, headache, a bit queasy. It's nothing new, but... it's not as bad as in previous times, thankfully.

[legacydeck]

And it didn't occur to you to ask any of the other mages if we knew other ways of grounding of shielding? Or even tell us what you were going to do?

[His tone is fairly mild, all things considered, but it's clear he's not going to just drop this.]

[strangewonders]

No, I imagine if you had thought it was stupid, you wouldn't have attempted it.

[Or so he hoped, anyway. He glanced about until he saw a chair and dragged it close enough to sit.]

I'm interested in just what you were trying to do. It woke me from a dead sleep.

[peacockherald]

_{[In fact, it sounds a lot like what Savil would sound like if she was lecturing him. He's used to it, and they do mostly come after he's done something that puts him at risk. Savil's lectures are notorious, in his mind, even if he could turn around and lecture her back after all these years.]}

I did not think it would be an issue and be thrown back. For the most part, my Gates work and well. This is the first time in awhile I have had one thrown back at me.

[peacockherald]

_{[Well, at least this one wasn't trying to lecture him. It was refreshing.]}

I was trying to open a Gate, but one further from the Castle than the village allows. The Lady Luther had worried about escape routes, and my Gates are useful, but if they cannot open to someplace safe, well...

[legacydeck]

Except Yfandes told me this is the same thing you tried in the winter. [And yes, your magic not-horse talking to him is a whole other topic, though he'll let you breach it] Which Felix told me nearly killed you.

[strangewonders]

[If he lectured about doing reckless things, he would have been the world's biggest hypocrite. Besides, he's sure there are others to do that for him. Instead, he just looks intrigued.]

And the gate didn't 'take' I assume?

[That would explain the backlash.]

Any clue as to why?

[Because it had occurred to him to try and open a path back to either Ingary or Wales, but if this was what happened when an in-world gateway was tried... well. He might rethink those plans.]

[peacockherald]

The first time, I suppose it was because I attempted to open a Gate home. If we prescribe to the theory this is a different world, then it would seem my Gates cannot broach that gap. As for this one, I attempted to open it to one of the former expedition sites, beyond the Dead Zone. Obviously, that failed too.

[doublethefun]

Previous times?

[peacockherald]

Yes, I remember. I better shielding myself this time and was able to diver some of the snapped magic, as it were. Last time I was simply not prepared...

_{[Clearly the idea of Yfandes talking to Clow did not bother him. It had been an emergency, of course she would break normal protocol and speak to them in his stead since just making horse noises and gestures would have gotten them nowhere.]}

[legacydeck]

Still, some forewarning would have been nice. I suspect I'd have still felt that even if you'd succeeded.

[peacockherald]

I did not think it necessary, Clow.

_{[He gives him a tiny bit of a frown, but scrunching his brows just makes his head hurt and he raises a hand, rubbing at it, the sleeve falling back and revealing more than one scar along his arm. The dangers of being who he was and doing what he did.]}

I was fairly sure it would work, but clearly it did not. At least now I have a sense of my ranges then, though frankly that distance should have been easily manageable. It must have something to do with the Dead Zone...