[ For his part, he is finding that focusing on her words is becoming increasingly difficult as he continues to shiver even as his temperature seems to rise. Of course, he is aware that Alkaid is by his side, but his mind keeps replacing her image with that of his mother, and then switching back once more. The part of him that still is capable of thinking rationally knows his mother is not here, as she is long gone to her rest, and yet that does not stop her image from alternating with Alkaid's or forming a strange combination of the two.
His eyebrows draw together as he tries to clear the confusing images and focus only upon her and the coolness of the cloth upon his brow. She asks if it hurts, and he has to pause as if taking stock of what he feels beyond the chilling sensations and the unpleasant heat of the fever. His head aches, but only if he moves it too much.
In response, he does curl around her, and the resulting movement causes the pounding in his head to intensify for a moment. All he can do is slowly nod once, because to move any more than that only causes a worse ache to form. ]
I have certainly felt better. [ He finally manages to audibly answer her, while simultaneously chastising himself for the actions that contributed to this bout with sickness. If he had cared for himself more, perhaps they would not be dealing with this now. ] I am sorry for this.
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His eyebrows draw together as he tries to clear the confusing images and focus only upon her and the coolness of the cloth upon his brow. She asks if it hurts, and he has to pause as if taking stock of what he feels beyond the chilling sensations and the unpleasant heat of the fever. His head aches, but only if he moves it too much.
In response, he does curl around her, and the resulting movement causes the pounding in his head to intensify for a moment. All he can do is slowly nod once, because to move any more than that only causes a worse ache to form. ]
I have certainly felt better. [ He finally manages to audibly answer her, while simultaneously chastising himself for the actions that contributed to this bout with sickness. If he had cared for himself more, perhaps they would not be dealing with this now. ] I am sorry for this.