Moments after Favian left, Inna began to stir in her bed. Raghnall's body stiffened as he impatiently waited for her to wake up.
And when she slowly opened her sunken eyes, Raghnall released the breath he didn't even know he was holding back.
"Khou Rai Oyi Liefeng?"
Inna failed to hear what Raghnall said because of a pounding headache that suddenly echoed in her head. The headache was so intense that she instinctively clutched her head in pain.
"Inña? Rai Oyi Koye?"
She failed to hear him again through all the pain. But then, in an instant, the headache disappeared and the sudden change made her eyes unfocused.
"Inña? Inña?... Inna?"
She blinked furiously as she finally realized that Raghnall had been calling her since before.
"Uhh… huh?"
She croaked out as her eyesight adjusted.
"Inña? Are... Oyi... okay?"
Raghnall's worried tone and foreign words made Inna feel more disoriented with whatever was happening.
"Uhm… sorry, what did you say?"
Raghnall stood up from his spot to grab a glass of water by the side of her desk. He offered the water to her as he spoke.
"I was asking how you felt but you suddenly looked like you were in pain."
Inna slowly sat up as she grabbed the water from him. Her body ached from the action but she felt really thirsty that she ignored the pain.
Raghnall assisted her gently as he sat beside her.
"Well, I was actually going to chant a healing spell the moment I saw you in pain but your expression changed so quickly I was quite startled."
"So, I'll ask again just to be sure. Are you okay?"
Inna nodded slowly as she finished the glass of water.
"Yeah. Just felt a bit of a headache earlier. So, how is my condition now? Did Frode or Favian or whoever he is right now, got the poison out?"
"Frode got most of it out and the rest can be excreted normally. Though, I do remember him complaining about your behavior during the whole treatment process."
Raghnall chuckled as he recalled Favian's story.
Inna furrowed her brows in confusion. "My behavior?"
Raghnall chuckled again as he took the glass of water from her hands. "Don't you remember? You were trying to kill them in your sleep and then you stopped when given a piece of steak!"
Raghnall let out a guffaw but he figured it would be rude so he covered it up halfway with a cough.
"Ehem. Sorry."
Inna looked at him strangely as she tried recalling. The killing part, she figured must be from her 'other' self. But the steak part? She doesn't remember anything about it. Though, she did remember having a dream about being in a fancy restaurant.
But she found one thing strange.
Why does Raghnall seem amused instead of being weirded out?
She just unconsciously tried killing his friend!
"Why are you laughing? Don't you find it… strange… for me to do that?"
Raghnall's amusement drained off his face when he sensed suspicion in Inna's tone.
"No? Not at all? The steak part was totally so you."
Inna proceeded to look at him with a strange expression that made Raghnall feel uneasy.
He shouldn't have known that she had this secret side of her that unconsciously took over when she was asleep. So, her trying to kill his friend while sleeping should be really strange for him.
But why isn't he weirded out about it?
Raghnall saw the rising suspicion in Inna's eyes and he couldn't help but question himself on what he suddenly did wrong. But feeling that his conscience is clean, he set the glass of water down at the table behind him as he tried to change the topic.
"So…. Uh… how are you feeling now? Most of the poison is out of your body so you just need to rest for a few moments before you'll be back to normal."
Inna sighed as she withdrew her expression.
She found it strange that he didn't react much about her acting strange but then again, she shouldn't worry too much about it right now. She's recovering so she should just clear away all annoying things and figure them out later. Stressing herself isn't good for now.
Besides, from the sudden change in topic, she knew not to look too deep into it because, even if she tried, he'll probably just keep dodging it anyways.
Somehow she just figured him to be that type of a person.
So, with no choice, she decided to just go with the change of topic.
"I see. Well, aside from feeling quite weak, I don't feel anything wrong as of the moment."
Inna tried lifting her arms and the heaviness she felt was something akin to sore muscles.
"So, where's Favian or Frode, or whoever he is right now?"
Raghnall let out a small sigh of relief as he answered.
"He probably went down to rest."
Inna nodded in understanding as she leaned back on her bed.
"What happened while I was asleep anyways? Any news on the exam?"
Raghnall looked at her with a disapproving gaze.
"Ninny, ninny, ninny. Don't worry about that stuff anymore. Why do you even care about that stupid exam? The bets are off anyways and to be honest, I only suggested it to you because I figured it would be amusing. But now, it's the least of your worries, y'know."
Then, as if he just remembered something important, he looked into Inna's eyes. His own dripping with seriousness and sincerity while he looked at her with an apologetic expression.
"And I guess it must be too late for me to say, but I really am so so sorry for putting you in the face of danger. I didn't think that this small idea would threaten your life so much. Back when I took the test, there wasn't much happening so I thought it would be harmless. But then all this happened and I don't even know what to do to make it up to you."
Inna couldn't help but let out a small smile from his words.
"Calm down there, boy. It's all good. Besides, it's not your fault. It's those who poisoned me that was at fault. And I have a pretty clear idea on who they are."
But before Inna could say who they were, Raghnall beat her to it.
"Herad and Galen?"
Inna could only swallow the words she was about to say as she looked at him in confusion.
"How'd you know?"
Raghnall just shrugged.
" I had to cover for Favian leaving and just happened to hear them talking about it. But don't worry about them anymore. They got the punishment they deserved."
"Huh? How?"
Raghnall patted her shoulder as he smiled brightly, but inside, he's actually panicking on what excuse to use.
"Uh, Professor Gnarly… uhm, found out about it and decided to punish them. So, don't worry about them and worry about yourself instead."
Inna knew he was lying. In fact, it was pretty obvious from the way he stuttered and the way he smiled too brightly.
She knew he was hiding something.
Feeling frustrated from all the secrets and questions, Inna fell silent as she hugged her knees on the bed and placed her head on top of it.
Raghnall saw the strange gesture and somehow he felt worried.
He was about to ask her when he suddenly felt a sharp stinging pain on his shoulder.
"What was that for?!"