"The Forest Girl Falls Ill"

[Gevaudan]

Those who know the forest girl Shia also know she is a woman of little expression. Shia has yet to smile, laugh, even scowl. The most expressive thing they have seen is a quirk of an eyebrow or a head tilt, much like an animal her face shows little of her emotions.

This very character trait made it hard for anyone to notice when Shia began to feel ill. Shia kept her illness to herself and felt no need to disturb others with her problems. The first person she spoke to was her "mate" Mirumoto with whom she shares a bond beyond friendship. Shia spoke to him about her inability to sleep more than a few hours a night.

Days later the illness appeared to be getting worse Shia had been getting less and less sleep each day and now she seem to develop nausea and a fever. Her friends assured her she needs to get some rest and she will feel better so Shia darted off to attempt to sleep once more.

Shia lies awake in her bed thinking over the events of the past week trying to determine what the reason could be that she cannot sleep. Perhaps this exact situation is only causing her to sleep less with the illness so evident on her mind. Regardless of the reason Shia lies awake, thinking and not sleeping, which one can assume will not do her any good.

To Be Continued ...

[Gevaudan]

Shia lie slumped against a tree stump by the fires of the exigo camp looking half-dead from illness. Many crawled around her asking her questions trying to figure out if she was okay. Shia assures them she does not know why she is ill or what could be wrong with her.

Suddenly without warning Shia shifts into a Lizardling (a power she holds normally) and lunges at Cirion, her friend, trying to rip him apart. The many around the fire come to restrain her and with their combined strength are able to keep her still. Shia is then brought to the grove so she can be examined in peace.

After much deliberation those working on her come to the conclusion they need a cure disease spell or potion. They search their things and Shia's and come up with a cure disease potion by pure luck.

The rumors are unclear about what happened next but there is talk of hardship in administering the potion but once successful Shia is cured and, while very tired, seems fine. It is later discovered Shia had contracted Rabies, possibly from being bitten possibly from somethign she ate. Shia will need to be more careful in the future else this happens again.

[Verrath]

When Annie hears of this, she feels very guilty for not having known the disease for what it was when she examined Shia. She resolves to find and examine the other druid despite everyone saying that Shia was fine now.

She seeks out the Keeper, and then heads into the woods to find out if there are more creatures suffering from rabies, and if necessary, to help contain the epidemic.