At the inn. Sicily kept watch over Caya when the window suddenly opens. She walks over to it sword at the ready when she was close enough, she gets knocked in the chest and sent to the other side of the room. She sits up and sees a red headed figure standing in her place at the window staring her down with his different colored eyes. The sight of him sent fear and rage through her body as she stands and rushes him. She misses and her sword gets jammed in the woodwork of the window. The figure rushes to Caya and grabs her out of the bed with the blanket around her.
Sicily: STOP!! DON'T YOU DARE TAKE HER, YOU SCOUNDREL!!
Sicily holds out her hand and casts a fire type spell. The figure runs to the door with Caya in a tight grip and jumps out through the door to dodge the blast, then rushes down the stares.
Sicily: god...! DAMMIT!!!
Sicily finally pries her sword from the window and rushes after him as fast as she could. She catches a glimpse of him rush out the back door and continues after him. The moment she gets out the door she casts another fire spell down the alley to the figure running. She suddenly sees another red haired figure appear out of nowhere and a large cloud of black smoke screens them before the spell hits. When the smoke clears, they were gone. Sicily frantically looks around with no clue as to where they went.
Sicily: GOD DAMMIT!!! YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS WICKED!! YOU HEAR ME!!? I will kill you! I will carry out your sentence and make you suffer!!
In the waterways, the two could hear Sicily's war cries echo from above as they ran down the tunnels.
Christ. She really got it out for you huh? What did you do?
Not a damn thing. Her and her kingdom are just assholes that hate me for a living.
Huh... That's gonna be an interesting story.
They continue until they make it to a rest space surrounded by water. It was lit with makeshift lanterns and had tents plastered along the walls of the opening. Above, was a sky light opening that allowed the moonlight to shine through. People were settled near the center talking and helping each other. The two make it to the far end where a scrapped together tarp strung over a few tables covered in herbs, jars, and one empty table were a small girl sat, talking to an old man.
The girl notices the two and jumps from the table in shock at what she saw.
GEN!? and... John!? Wait. Who's who right now?
Gen: really, Maini? You can't tell that I'm the only one in black here?
Maini: So then,... John, what happened to your eyes?
John: its a long story. First we need to get her help right now.
Gen: old man!
The old man rushes to the two and look over Caya in Johns arms.
Old man: oh dear. Hurry, bring her here.
They set Caya on the empty table and let the old man do his work.
Gen:*whisper* the old man is her doctor. So we can tell Zao she's in good hands later.
John: got it. But there's something really wrong with her condition. I can't put my finger on it though.
Gen: oh. Think you know something even the doctor doesn't about this?
John:....
John watches as the doctor takes a Jar and applies its content on her inner thighs then farther under her dress. John realized what was wrong once he saw the unnatural brushes fading from her legs.
John: that's a witch's curse!
Gen: ...come again?
John: it's a genital infection that usually occurs through wicked envy. A spell casted on the target of jealousy from a witch. This makes the target unable to reproduce and slowly puts them in a state of unease, shock, or in her case a fever. The visible symptoms are often seen as bruises or spots that spread from the infected area. If not treated right it will spread to the blood stream at the minstrel cycle and eventually put her in a coma. It'll then eat away at her like a parasitic virus and kill her.
Gen:... Hey doc, You getting any of this?
Old man: yes. I heard him. If its a curse then we can simply destroy the cause, the witch that caused this. Since this happened moments after the tower was erected I can only assume the witch is in the tower.
John: the worst case scenario. We'll need Zao's information as soon as possible.
Gen: on it.
John: we'll be back. Keep her from getting infected. If it gets infected, you can't help her anymore.
Gen: race you to the market.
John: oh, now you want to joke?
At the black market, Gen and John sat in the storage house with the gangs and Casper was finally in a more stable condition as he sat with the crowd that surrounded Gen and John.