/Wednesday, Spring 10/6:00 AM/
The previous day had already passed after Blake kept practicing a little more with the spear he had just gotten, but despite all the improvements that this brought, he realized that he needed to use both hands to handle it and that would greatly restrict the use of the fighting style that he had until that moment, in addition to noting that he had already increased his level in the use of the short sword a lot, so he chose to continue with his same combination of shield and sword respectively.
He was already done with his morning routine again and at this precise moment he was in front of the characteristic bulletin board looking for something to do, but it didn't take long when he chose one
[Bring me.
Client: Raven
Bring iron before 7 PM.]
"It seems like a very simple thing, but from what I've learned so far, it's best to always go ask what exactly the request is." Taking the sign, he continued on his way to the blacksmith's shop and opened the door once he arrived, quickly stopping to see the calm redhead girl who seemed to be immersed in her work and approach her at that moment. "Good morning, Raven. I saw the request and…"
Just as Blake said that, he was surprised at how quickly Raven whipped her head in his direction and realized that her face was a little red for some reason as she reached for something and then came back with a familiar ore in between her hands.
"Bring me some more of this..." She said with a calmer voice than usual.
"What? I mean, okay..." Blake had no problem figuring out what she wanted, but he was lost in thought again. 'Come to think of it, this is the first time I've seen Raven post a request on the bulletin board."
Blake looked around before starting to leave and found it odd that Gaius was nowhere to be seen.
"By the way, Raven. Do you know where Gaius is?" But unlike a simple response from Raven, what came out of her was something strange.
"He needed more iron..." Blake made his own assumptions with that.
"Ah, so he went to get more?" He didn't receive any other response after that, Raven had fallen into a deep silence and her face seemed to have turned redder than before causing Blake to worry a little. "Hm… Is something wrong, Raven?"
"Hurry up..."
"Oh, yeah. Sorry!" Blake didn't think much of Raven's reaction, it was most likely that she urgently needed the iron and the faster he took care of it, better. So, he didn't complain and turned around to take charge.
Another thing that had caught Blake's attention, aside from Raven's face having a reddish hue all the time, was that her voice was softer than usual, but the moment he told himself that he was just he was imagining things, he heard a loud noise behind him making his head turn and then he saw Raven's collapsed body on the ground.
"Raven?!" Without wasting a single second, he walked as fast as he could toward her without caring about anything else. "Raven! Are you alright?!"
"I... I'm fine..." Her voice was barely audible, her breathing was slow, implying that even that was difficult for her, and her face had turned even redder, causing Blake to quickly put his hand on her forehead to realize what was happening.
"You're burning up! I think you have a fever!" Blake clearly felt that her temperature was quite high at the same time that he understood Raven's state
"No... I'm fine... I just got close to the forge..."
"Raven, this is not a joke! Come on, I'll take you to the pharmacy!" He had already taken her into his arms to specifically do that, but Raven seemed to be against him.
"No." The denial that came out of her was incredibly firm, despite the situation she was in, it seemed that anything Blake said to her would be useless in trying to get her to receive any treatment, so he had no choice but to try to change your plans.
"Fine, but you should at least lie down and try to rest!"
"Can't..."
"Why not?!" Blake was already beginning to despair at how stubborn Raven was.
"The store... I have to take care of the store..." Those last words she said were barely audible, but they weren't enough to stop Blake from worrying.
"Forget about the store, let me take care of it, now I'd better that..." But before those words could reach her, Blake realized the state she was in at the moment. "She's passed out... Seriously, why is she so stubborn, I'd better get her to bed."
Taking her in his arms again, Blake could feel the warmth that came out of Raven at that moment making him realize even more that her fever was not a joke, so he hurried up the stairs until he found what seemed to be her room and placed her on top of the bed making sure she was as comfortable as possible.
Noticing how her temperature remained the same, he thought to look around it for something could use, and it didn't take long when she found it inside a drawer.
{Cold medicine. Level 1.
Catch a cold and this is the best medicine. It also makes you resistant to catching a cold for a while.
Consume Effect: HP Rec +1000
Selling Price: 500G.}
That information was like a ray of hope for Blake since it was just what he needed, so he took the small package and took out what seemed to be a pill to then went to get a glass of water, but once he came back with everything necessary, he realized that there was a problem... No, a huge problem!
'How am I supposed to give her?!' Raven's temperature was higher than before. He already had what it took to fix it, but if she couldn't take the medicine, it would all be for nothing.
Blake thought that maybe he should take her to the pharmacy now that he had the chance, but noticing Raven's pained face and various groans coming out of her mouth, he started to panic a bit, but to his good fortune Raven woke up at that moment and Blake wasted no time explaining anything to her at the same time that he brought the medicine and the glass of water making her understand.
Blake helped her by lifting her neck a little and bringing the glass of water to her mouth and then watched as Raven seemed to be using all her strength to drink the liquid to then return to the same position as before, but with quite remarkable changes.