The Mysterious Hero
23. Tranquilize

Duri and Zen stared worriedly at Ruka who was lying on the bed. Especially Duri, he had not released his hand on Ruka's hand. Occasionally he would wipe his hot, sweaty forehead.

"I'm going out to call the teacher here" Zen said after a few minutes passed in silence. He got up and left as quickly as possible, leaving behind Duri who tried to compress Ruka.

His best friend completely ignored Zen's words, his green bead stared worriedly at Ruka who looked increasingly pale and irregular breathing.

Her open dry lips helped to put oxygen supply into her lungs. His body trembled with coldness, even his fingertips felt like they were freezing.

His grasp tightened, as if his body was subconsciously trying to hold on to his only hope. Thorn returned the grip with both hands. He was only able to stick Ruka's hand on his forehead, pray to the Creator who was up there and hear her to help Ruka.

Let's say he's stupid, but Duri is not someone who really understands what to do without instruction. He is not the best person in health issues as he is now.

She did not know what to do other than to compress Ruka's forehead, because that was the thing most often done by her mother when she or her brother had a fever.

'Dangerous... Why did it become like this...' Inner Ruka. He really did not think his condition would get worse now. Is it possible because of the negative magic that Amdusias cast on him?

Although Ruka is able to ward off negative magic, but her divided magic coupled with her self-imposed enough to make her body weaken and actually strengthen the negative magic side effects.

'Even dead are still troublesome like this!'

Should he use healing magic on himself? But if so, Duri would be aware of the flow of magic coming out of Ruka's body and might suspect her. If so, what will he explain later?

"Rinka's..."

That soft whisper was heard on the sidelines of Ruka's choking breath. Thorns don't know what to do. Should she calm down by telling Ruka that the person she called was here? Or should he just be quiet?

But he didn't even know who Ruka was calling.

'OK! Focus, Duri. Remember what Mother used to do when you had nightmares!'

With a stiff movement, Duri gently hugged Ruka's body. Ruka's head rested on her chest, right at her heart so she could hear her heartbeat.

Thorns remember that he often feels calm when he hears the sound of his mother's heartbeat when he has a nightmare or is sick. He hoped this would calm Ruka down a bit.

He tucked his hands behind Ruka's head and stroked the black mane that was now soaked in sweat, one of his hands gently patted Ruka's back. Thorns always felt comfortable when his mother treated him like this.

"Shhhhhh... It's okay Ruu, Ruu will definitely be fine... The thorn is here. Good Bobo yes... Ruka bobo... If not bobo in bite kebo."

'Uh, really not?! How does it feel weird?! Ah mosquitoes are not kebo!' Thorn crying in his heart. Confusion must say what. His head was completely empty! His face began to blush from embarrassment at what he said earlier.

But maybe the embarrassment paid off enough to see how Ruka's trembling body began to subside and her breathing began to regularize.

Not wanting to bear more shame, Duri chose to just continue her hand activities without saying anything.

His hand stroked the soft black mane of Ruka who looked back to sleep. A thin smile formed on Duri's face when she saw the cute face of Ruka who was asleep.

Want it to feel as if he was screaming inwardly, 'WASHING!' but unfortunately he could not for fear of waking the young man with golden eyes.

Maybe if Zen were there, he would laugh at Duri's behavior. Ruka's body was still trembling with cold, but not as great as before. It seemed that his breathing also began to be regular without choking. But his forehead was still shriveled and sweat was still pouring out profusely.

But he thought it was common. After all, when he has a fever, make sure he will sweat profusely.

"Born, I'm back...."

Duri swiftly sat herself down, forgetting that Ruka had been leaning against her chest. Automatic Ruka's head fell into the mattress, although the mattress was soft, but suddenly moved from making Ruka's body automatically feel pain.

"Stupid! What are you doing!"

"Ugh.."

Hearing the whimper, Duri instantly regained consciousness to the circumstances. Ruka's. She frantically lifted Ruka's head to lean back on the pillow on her mattress.

A speck of tears welled up in the corner of his eyelid, his wrinkled forehead was now becoming deeper and deeper.

'Ooh!!! What am I doing anyway??!!!'

It felt like Durin was crying in shame and guilty of this carelessness!