Leave me be.

Being led into the bath area, he muttered, "....I'll take up on that offer if you still have a remedy lying around." But he wanted her to leave him be for now; it really took a toll on his pride that he'd let his cocky arrogance get himself in trouble. Idiot. 

"...Bath's the first priority--" He winced as the burning sensation was at it again. This was really going to wear at his nerves, but he let out a breath and headed in. Submerging himself in the steaming herbal waters, he felt the rejuvenation sequence in action. His stamina and magic were at their piques in no time again, but this gorge in his hand had hardly healed... Was it cursed? 

Getting rid of the last of his monsters, Barrett rushed over to assist. The rush was crushed in no time, and they were both down to the last monsters before they knew it. "...Job's almost done. A few moments mor--" Barrett's calm expression had shattered at the sight of a single bowman orc from a cliff above, pulling tenderly on it's decisive arrow. 

"...Doctor!" Barrett knew his duty's well enough. And if he could prevent this, then nothing else mattered. Shoving the good doctor roughly to the side, Barrett took the arrow's full blow. "...Ngh.." An arrow right above the heart. It was a good thing they had been aiming at Jin, whose stature was slightly taller than his own. But.... Barrett collapsed to his knees. 

Pain shot up Maya’s legs as her feet pounded against the dirt path, the sound of her panting echoing through the forest. Random branches whipped against her cheeks and left small scratches, but she didn’t notice any of it. The only thought that flooded her mind was that she needed to get away away away!

A glance over her shoulder. A flickering shadow and a low growl. Her heartbeat quickened. No, this had to be a dream! She just… needed to wake up already! Maya’s wheezing became heavier. So did her pace. Then, taste of blood and dust filled her mouth. Her chest ached as she fell flat on her chin, her teeth feeling like they were about to shatter against her jaw. But there was no time for tears. 

His lightning quick moments left no tracks behind; rather, it was as if nature refused to acknowledge his presence. In this forest, all of time moved rather quickly, so it was easy to be forgotten. “…” Perhaps that’s what he was actually searching for. A way to be forgotten.

Barrett was bound towards an invisible track, racing through the emerald shrubbery for a monster that had gone haywire. He had never seen such a beast in it’s purest form of demonic rage. If anything, half the monsters he fought were either idiotic or half the threat this Wolf Fang was. Again, his breath pumped to an internal tempo. It was nearly sunrise… if he failed now, civilians just waking up would run face first into danger.

His fingers slid around the hilt easily, resting upon every nook and bump of the intricate design that ran down the handle. He was nearing the target. “….Heh.” Leaping out of the brush, he easily pulled his blade out of the shaft and sliced at his opponent. What he had not predicted, was the delicate (and rather annoyingly vulnerable) girl underneath the wolf. “….What do you think you’re doing?! ….Get lost!” He spat at the girl as the Wolf Fang pivoted to focus his anger upon his true enemy.

“…I’ll finish what I started.” His last words plummeted into the shadows as his sword came down easily. Though… the wolf did not go down as planned. “Get out of here! Now!” He watched the weak girl frozen to her spot. The wolf seemed to know exactly where to go from there… It went for her, rather than waiting to be destroyed by Barrett.

His eyes flew open, feet kicking off from the ground at inhuman speeds. “Look out!” He threw himself right in front of the direct attack.

"...Don't take your eyes off the opponent!" He roughly grunted at Jin, before taking a tight two-handed grip on his sword handle. Spinning, the blade sliced right through the circle of orcs around him, a chain attack at its best if he could say so himself.