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[After being flung into countless numbers of trees from the third party's traps during the last draft, Ion swore to himself he'd never climb another tree for as long as he lived. Obviously, he didn't count on finding a baby bird having fallen out of its nest when he made that declaration. And with the mother bird calling for her child overhead, Ion couldn't just leave the poor thing there to die.]

[Thankfully, getting to the top of the tree where the nest was had been surprisingly easy! Getting down... not so much. He didn't notice the lower branch breaking until after he stepped off of it, and now that he was on his way down, he found himself stuck. He wasn't too high up, but this particular tree had quite a few thorn bushes around it. He'd been able to avoid them going up for the most part, but if he were to try jumping, the chance of him falling into one of these bushes was rather high. He wasn't too far off the path, just a ways north of the village, so hopefully someone will spot him.]

[Though, in restrospect, today was probably a bad day to wear green.]

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[Assuming the princess is eventually rescued, Ion will be spending the remainder of the day at the library in search of a few new books to read before eventually returning home, his clothes still looking a bit worse for wear.]

[[ooc: Feel free to break time and space for the first part, or run into him walking towards the library looking... well, like he fell out of a tree.]]

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Of course. Come into the kitchen.

[And let's do this before ~~your father~~ Dist finds out.]

[He'll find out anyway. You know how ~~Daddy~~ Dist is.]

Thank you, Nephry. [And following along beside her to the kitchen!] I'm not sure whether they'll all need to be bandaged or not. But I think it might help stop some of them from stinging.

[But if he finds out some time later, his spasm might be less.

In your case I think it might be better to bandage too many than too few. [She's sort of teasing. ...If only it weren't so true. At least she's only going to wash them with soap and water at the sink, instead of anything that would sting even more.]

[With a soft laugh:] Perhaps you have a point. It's better to be safe than sorry, right?

[And while it may not sting as much as antiseptic would, it still stings enough to make Ion wince. The cuts were small, but there were enough of them for it to be a bit painful.]

[Her brother would just pour the bottle of rubbing alcohol onto them and call it a day, you know.

Because they're so small, it doesn't take long. Soon enough she's drying off his arms and trying to decide how many band-aids (or boxes thereof) she will need.]

...I don't recall thanking you. Which I should have done.

[And she wondered why he didn't want Jade examining him...]

Thanking me? What for?

[It's safe to say she didn't wonder at all.]

For what you did for me after the Malnosso returned me, of course.

[Even if she did thank him? She doesn't remember it.]

[He looks a little confused for a second, but then he smiles.]

Nephry, you don't need to thank me for that. I'm just glad you're all right now.

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