"I stabbed you." rosalina tried to reason. "It was in my hands and I was waving it. I thought i knew what I was doing." She told him. "You could have died, and it would have been all my fault." she said, her voice breaking. "all my fault."

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

"Ro, that happened in the heat of passion as we were both struggling for the knife. It was an accident. One of course I wished never happen but you cannot take all the blame. It was probably my fault for getting in the way of the knife," Darius remarked, with a slight smirk as he pulled her into his arms.
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Cursing mentally at her words, Gareth found himself getting rather irritated with Rosalina and Darius for the emotional duress that Calista was now going through because of the scene. "It's all right, love. Nothing is going to happen. It was a just a dream," Gareth whispered to her as he pressed a kiss to the top of her head.
“You don’t know that…” Calista sobbed against him. “You don’t know that…” she whispered, unable to forget the crazed look in Rosalina’s eyes.

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Rosalina clutched to him as he held her. "I'm sorry. I'll have the baby. just, just don't let me hurt anyone again." she said.

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

Smiling slightly as Rosalina clung on to him, Darius gently rubbed his hand along her back. "Everything will be all right, Ro," he whispered to her. "Just relax. You have nothing to be sorry for," he added softly before kissing the top of her head again.
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Holding Calista close, Gareth continued to rub her back as he rocked her gently until her sobs subsided to an occasional hiccup. "Just relax, love. I won't let anything happen to you again," he whispered to her. Smiling faintly at his words, Calista just remained silent, wishing she could just erase the memories from everything that happened from her mind.

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Rosalina nodded. "I love you so much." she told him before kissing him.

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

"I love you too, Ro. With all my heart," Darius remarked before returning her kiss with one of his own.
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Pulling back for a moment, Gareth just gave her a gentle smile before he gently brushed some of her blonde hair away from her damp cheeks. "I love you, Rose. Never forget that," Gareth whispered to her.
"I love you too, Gareth. And I need you," she whispered, wishing the mage had the power to make her forget the past few hours---not to mention the past day.

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Rosalina looked at him. "You should get back to bed." she said.

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

Darius gave Rosalina a small smile at her statement. "I suppose so," he remarked softly. Glancing down at her stomach then, Darius winced as he saw her bloodstained dress. "And you need to get your cuts tended too," he added, worry in his blue eyes. How could they have forgotten about Rosalina's injuries? Darius wondered, feeling some annoyance build within him toward Gareth and Calista. Even more condemning, how could he forget about them? "I'll go and fetch Gareth or Calista to tend to your wounds," Darius added after a moment.
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"You should get some rest, my love. Your body needs it," Gareth whispered as he gazed down onto her pale face.
"I can't, Gareth," Calista whispered. "Everytime-" she began but was cut off by the howling of the wind. Hearing the noise, Calista jumped slightly as her eyes darted around the room nervously.
"It's only the wind, dearest," Gareth remarked softly before pulling her into his arms again. "There is nothing to be alarmed over," he whispered.
"I just cannot shake the feeling that something is going to happen," Calista whispered, her voice shaking slightly as she trembled in his arms.

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Rosalina sighed. "Love, your more important right now. They are not deep. I didn't have courage to go deeper, but you, your wound is much worse and you need to rest." she said leading him in.

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

Darius shook his head and gave Rosalina a gentle smile. He was touched by her concern for him, but he would recover now that his wound had been tended to. "Dearest love, I will be fine. A bit sore for a few days, but all right. Your wounds need to be tended to," Darius remarked as he allowed Rosalina to lead him inside. "Please, allow me to get either get the mage or his woman to tend to you," he added gently.
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Sighing softly, Calista still remained tense, despite Gareth's embrace that usually brought her so much comfort. It was as if all the recent events had taken a toll on her mind, making her jump at the faintest shadow. "I cannot stop seeing that bandit who ravished me," she whispered against the mage.
Jaw clenching at her words, Gareth could only hold her all the tighter, not wanting to let her go. "Nor can I stop seeing Rosalina stab herself," she added in a whisper.
At her words, Gareth's body went rigid, suddenly remembering that the woman's wounds had yet to be tended to. After Calista had overtaxed herself trying to heal Darius, he had forgotten all about Rosalina's wounds, wanting instead to make sure that his own lady received proper rest.
"What is it?" Calista whispered feeling Gareth tense beneath her, her voice still shaky with fear.

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Rosalina sighed. "Ok, if it would make you worry less. But really don't deserve your worry. I did it to myself. That fact can't be pushed aside so easily." she said feeling guily and shame still.

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

"Don't worry about that matter," Darius replied gently to her, wanting to ease some of her guilt and shame. Once they went back to the room, Darius had her wait there before going to Calista's room and knocking on the door.
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Gareth was about to reply to Calista when a knock sounded at their door, causing her to jump and glance nervously at it. Sighing softly, Gareth placed a gentle kiss to her brow as she stared up at him with fear-filled eyes before he went to answer the knock. Seeing Darius outside, the mage sighed inwardly, knowing that he was about to demand something of them yet again.
"I need you to tend to Rosalina's injuries," he stated bluntly without a greeting. Moving up behind Gareth, Calista was a relieved to see Darius moving around, although there was something about the man that still unnerved her. "And are there any spare sheets?" Darius asked. "I do not want my lady resting on the bloody ones."
"I have one spare sheet and blanket in my drawer," Calista replied meekly. "I'll go and retrieve them," she remarked before walking to her drawer with lowered gaze and bringing out the plain sheet and blanket.
"Let me see her wounds," Gareth remarked without any emotion, although inwardly, he was growing more and more irritated with Darius and his imperious attitude. The timing of everything was just terrible. Darius was demanding things of them left and right and Calista seemed on the verge of madness. Shaking his head, Gareth gently put his arm around the woman, doing his best to keep his anger at the mythical creature in check as they walked toward Rosalina’s and Darius’ room.

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Rosalina sat in the room. She had changed into one of her other simple dresses. It had been painful, the dryin blood made it stick to her wounds, and removing her dress caused them to bleed again. Currntely she was using the old dress pressed to her stomach under her current dress to stop the bleeding. She felt warm, yet she shivered as if hit by a cold breeze.

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

Walking into the room first, Darius moved over to the chair Rosalina was sitting in. "How are your wounds?" he asked her. Following after him, Gareth just frowned upon seeing her press the dress to her stomach, which told him that her wounds had re-opened once again. "Let me see your injuries," he told her softly, hoping he did not have to cauterize her wounds with fire. Meanwhile, Calista made her way wordlessly over to the bed, seeming to ignore everyone in the room. Shuddering slightly at the blood-drenched sheets, she purposely walked around the bloodstained knife she had dropped on the ground. Bending over the bed almost mechanically, she removed the stained bed covers and replaced it with the fresh one before walking quietly out of the room to dispose of the sheet in her wash corner, her blue eyes seeming to be crazed with fear.

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"The dress stuck to my stomach." she said, and lifted her new dress, and took the bloody one away to show her stomach. She hadn't noticed, the the stabbs were looking red and angrey.

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Where do you go when your running away,
The cost of stopping is too great to pay.
~Amanda (saw this written in a washroom stall at a movie theater)

Darius winced when he saw the wounds, noting how dark and red they where and even with his scant knowledge of wounds, he knew that it couldn't be a good sign. "What can be done?" he demanded Gareth as Calista moved silently to stand silently at the mage's side. "I will have to cauterize the wounds with fire," Gareth said softly. "That will be the best way to prevent infection," he added softly. Turning to Calista then he gave her a gentle smile. "Calista, can you find the plumara flower?" he asked her, knowing that its sap had numbing properties. Nodding, she turned to tend to her charge but Gareth gently placed his hand on her arm to stop her. "Are you all right?" he asked softly, noting her wan appearance and dark shadows under her eyes.
Nodding again, Calista remained silent before turning away again to go and look for the flower. Sighing to himself, Gareth fetched a large pot and water and gathered some cauterizing tools.

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