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And yes the silly fandom pups took over my story. *quietly seethes*

Day 9 & 10 Totals

Day 9:

Day 10:

Overall:

Excerpt From Yesterday's Session:

Cassidy had no idea when she fell asleep, but when she awoke, things had not changed. She was still in that room and moving still hurt. The woman who had greeted her previously had come and gone several times, as the pilot had drifted in and out of consciousness and Cassidy had no inclination to ask her name. The less she knew, the better, in her opinion.

Rubbing a hand over her eyes lazily and yawning, she was aware of a different presence in the room this time. She smiled weakly as she opened her eyes.

"Hey, Doc. How long was I out?"

The man smiled as he looked up from the notations he was making in his book. "You've been in and out of consciousness for four days. It's just the after-effects of the sedative I gave you."

"You gave me a sedative?"

"Yes, in the water you drank."

Cassidy groaned. "Sneaky, Doc. Real sneaky." She pushed herself up onto her elbows. "How's it looking?"

"Better. You still have a ways to go, but if things keep progressing the way they are, you'll be attempting to stand in a few days."

Cassidy fell back. "Ugh! I don't have a few days, Doc. I really don't." She sighed and decided that Leawyn's life was more important than staying concealed. "My friend is quite possibly dying. If I don't get supplies back to our camp soon, things are going to get ugly."

She looked at the doctor, who was regarding her curiously. "Your friend is fine, and he is already in town. With the local authorities, remember?" He walked to Cassidy's side and sat down, placing a hand on her forehead. "Are you sure you're feeling okay? No headaches?"

Cassidy swatted his hand away angrily. "Of course I'm fine, you idiot. Listen to me. Colin, the guy you have locked up, is a member of my crew. The rest of them are about a day's walk from here, up in the mountains..."

Excerpt From Today's Session:

Doctor Tam went willingly, rolling up his sleeves as he went. "What injuries did she sustain?"

Arianna had materialized beside them as soon as the word spread about the doctor. She answered Simon as soon as she saw the blank look on Derek's face. "She has multiple lacerations to the upper torso, extreme blood loss from when we pulled her from the fighter and into the caves and blunt trauma to the head. She's feverish and mostly incoherent when she's conscious, which isn't often."

Simon nodded as the girl spoke. He knelt next to Leawyn and looked her over. "Have your people ready to go as soon as possible," he told Derek, who was hovering over his shoulder, watching as the doctor pulled a bottle and a needle out of his med pack. Derek was still staring as the doc filled the needle, and Simon had to look up at him sternly and add, "You need to go, now and get people packed up."

Arianna came to the rescue and she took Derek by the arm and tugged him away. "Doc's right, Derek. We need to get moving. These caves aren't working for us anymore."

Derek followed Arianna reluctantly, leaving Leawyn in Simon's care.

***

They were ready to go inside of an hour. It seemed that Mal and Zoe had had a lot of experience in packing up a rudimentary camp and moving troops across long distances. Derek suspected they had served in the military in some capacity, but seeing as how he had never heard of them, he had to assume that the conflict in which they had gained their experience was not the same one plaguing the Clesia system.

He made a mental note to sit them down and ask as soon as the squad was relocated. Right now he concentrated on getting his people to a better place, taking up rear-guard while Colin led at point with Mal and Zoe. Simon helped Arianna carry the stretcher bearing Leawyn, while others helped Rhiannon, Bentley, and Tara walk through the mountains.

A half-a-day's walk took the better part of the entire day, and they were at the fringe of the forest by night-fall. The doctor was the one who called a halt.

"As much as I would like to get these people to safety, we can't keep pushing them. Not in this state," he said to Mal, Zoe and Derek softly. "However, we're only another half-day away from the village, and I'd like to take the injured girl on a head. The faster she gets into proper lodging, the better."

The three turned to look at Derek, who was shaking his head. "No. No, Leawyn stays with us. The only way she goes ahead is if I go with her, and I'm not leaving the rest of my people behind."