Topic: From The Ashes of Death and Carnage

Katt Batten

Date: 2010-10-29 09:44 EST


Limbs shook as she made her way through the death inlaid building. What white she wore was no longer white but a dingy, bloody shade of it's former color. Her wounds she had yet to check but she would when she had the time. For now all her strength and effort was placed into a single goal.

Getting Maiden Mayu to safety.

As much as she wanted to get around it she just couldn't call Maiden Mayu..Mayu. This wasn't -their- Mayu. It was the other sides Mayu. The one who had little memory of she and Toby. This pulled up many questions she wasn't sure she was ready to know the answers to.

She found herself thankful for the quiet of twilight dawn. The streets were empty and made it much quicker to steal through the them without eyes or voices questioning why she was carrying a nearly naked woman in her arms. Arms that were trembling. Weak and straining. She was pulling on reserved sources to the point of exhaustion.

So much had gone on, leaving her head feeling like she had been on an emotional roller coaster. Not with just the event in the carnage riddled building and Mayu but with Toby as well. She didn't know if she wanted to cry or not. Not seemed the better of the choice for now. Until questions were answered and put to rest.

The church peeked into sight and she was upon it in no time flat. Up the stairs she nearly bumped into Isabella who was leaving to pick up a few things at the market.

"Oh grac-" She blinked at the vital smudged figures. "K-Katt?"

The stunned nun was given a look. "Need..r..room.." Strained breaths were hard on her lungs and the nun quickly nodded her head. Ushering Katt inside she was quick to lead way up the stairs and to an empty chamber.

There the maiden, given physical form, was laid down. She could hear Isabella rushing around behind her. A glance was made over to see what she was doing but it was a short lived curiosity. The world tilted and she tilted along with it. She stumbled and collapsing to the side of the bed.

"Katt!!" Isabella dropped the towels she was holding and quickly rushed over.

Katt's busy hands were attempting to pry free the hairpin from her hair. A swat was made to dismiss Isabella before she wrote a message and sent it on it's way to Zenny.

"Katt. Stop what you are doing and ..Katt?"

She didn't hear. Eyes slung low she swayed and landed flat onto the ground with a solid thud.

"KATT! Oh heavens!" Isabella rushed out of the room and moments later returned with the dark haired young man. "Cory please pick her up and bring her down the hall to Toby's room."

"Uhh." Cory's face tilted up but he sure was staring. "But she's.."

"Come now!" She pushed him along. "You can fluster later. She needs help now!" Isabella moved to collect the towels and moved to Mayu's side.

Gulping the young man moved to Katt's side and tried to nudge down the cloth stretched across her chest that was showing a bit too much bottom cleavage.

"Cory! Hurry up!" Isabella scolded him as she made trips back and forth with a bowl of water and rags in order to gently clean up the unconscious maiden.

Cory grunted and reached to pick Katt up. He paused. "She's warm, Sister. Feverish."

Isabella stopped and looked over to him with a frown. "All right. Please bring her to the room. I will be there shortly."

He nodded and dutifully moved from the room. Katt was placed in the room as instructed but the covers were not drawn over her. A few more attempts were made to pull the shirt down which he eventually gave up on with a red-stained face. Not lingering any more then he should he quickly moved back to the room with Isabella.

"She has a few scraps and wounds but-AH!" It was like he had hit a wall. Entering he found Isabella stripping the Maiden of what little clothing was left on her.

"Come help me." she instructed.

Spluttering Cory shook his head. "I'll go get you some fresh water."

Isabella chuckled as he rushed off. The maiden was cleaned as gentle and as well as can be given the circumstances. Simple robes were garbed over her to keep her modest. Her taste in wardrobe could be picked out when she awoke. For now the robes would suffice. Cold skin was noted and several blankets were folded atop the resting maiden to help with warming her. Once the task was done Isabella left the room, closing the door gently behind.

To the room that was Toby's was walked to and entered. Isabella frowned at the paler then pale Katt.

"What have you been doing with yourself?" She sighed and moved over to check her wounds. Claw marks. Piercing ones at the shoulder and more swiping marks then puncturing along her arms. Shaking her head she frowned and moved her hand to Katt's brow. Inhaling sharply she drew back her hand. "Heaven have mercy. You are burning up."

She was no light worker so healing the wounds was impossible. But she could at least clean them so that when, and if, someone did, she would be ready.

Wounds were cleaned with care as was her face. The rest left only because she couldn't spare any more time to take care of her. A cooled rag was left on her brow and the covers drawn up to her shoulders, she would leave Katt to rest for now.

On her way out she would instruct Cory to let Matilda and Sera know of Katt and the Maiden's presences in the church. The information would be distributed as Matilda saw fit, of course. And she knew that Sera had been worried sick over Katt for some time. Would be rude not to let the sweet curly-haired one know.