[center][b]TOBIAS[/b][/center]

giving a quick smirk to her joke, which believe it or not was needed. in all the seriousness they had tossed on them in such a short time, to be able to joke helped.. a lot. "well, if we were alone, i can think of a couple places for your hands to be" looking back at her, he wasnt one to come outright and flirt back so boldly, but the occasion called for it and he wanted to see how'd she react to what he said. after that, they got serious, and while she kept each wound area cleaned, he extracted one after the other of this big man's modified nails he'd been filled with.. each wound had been cleaned out, and then using a technique he had developed himself, he sewed the wound closed in a way that would close it up from the inside as he moved upward. he and Ravenia worked well together, his mind and hands doing their things while she did what she needed. he smiled at her and offered a thanks when she dabbed his brow, this little rooms when closed off got extremely hot, but right now that was helping. 

Finally with a tray full of bloody nails, and a floor covered in bloody towel, and discarded thread pieces, Tobias was on the last wound, making the final few stitches that would close the wound up. when she said what was on her mind, Tobias sighed. "i couldnt tell you really, unless he's a Blessed One and can heal, moving him could tear these stitches open Ravenia, and i cant do that, but you are right" and she was, this guy was an unknown, one of many they'd had thrown onto them since the morning, and if there was one thing none of them liked, it was unknown variables. last Stitch done, Tobias sighed, and wrapped the wound.. the man had enough bandages he looked like a checker board but he was stablized. done, he sat his tools down and looked at Ravenia "you are right, there is more to all of this, its not sitting right with me either" he said softly. "already my mind is working on figuring out this puzzle, and it keeps coming back to one thing" he said. "there are two things that keep coming to mind" grabbing a clean towel off the depleted pile and walking over he pushed Ravenia's hair off her face gently, pushing it behind her ear, before he wiped her brow down. "if you were going to test the defences, reaction times, patrol patterns and attack strength of someone, you'd present them with something that would force them to respond, and then you sit back and watch" he said, which could be the dead currently on their way, not knowing that they'd already arrived. "and secondly, the Trojan Horse, it didnt turn out so good for those it was used on" when she said that she would kill the man if he presented a threat, and if the Kids were the same what she'd do, Tobias nodded. "i know you will without hesitation, and if this guy or those kids out there are a threat, i'll be right along side you, helping to remove that threat" he said. 

back in the room with the children, the nurse smiled. "Well you two surely are lucky ducks" winking and smiling.. her checking them up had went flawlessly, they were fine for the most part.. she'd left them for a moment, only to come back with two plates of food, actual food and two cups, the potion to help them rest was in the water. "now, Tobias wants you to drink at least half of the water, it will help you sleep and relax, so eat as much as you can the both of you, then drink your water and you lay down and rest" he smiled, and clearly she was a mother cause she moved forward and kissed the top of their heads, much like a mother would. "if you need anything, you just call out and someone will come alright" she smiled, and left them to it.. Tobias would pull back the curtain to the room, sighing. "take and dispose of these please" handing the tray of bloody nails to the nurse, along with the bag of bloody rags and trash he had picked up off the floor, it would have to be cleaned up later, but right now the majority was up. when he heard Shay speaking, and knowing Ravenia would be coming, he walked over to where she laid and walked in. "Well now" he said, smiling as he walked over to her, he placed a hand on Fen's shoulder. "you should know, you saved his life Fen" meaning the Russian.. "he wasnt going to last much longer bleeding like that, but we caught it i think, all he needs now is time.. when he wakes im going to let him know it was you that saved his life" then moving to the side of the bed, he took Shay's hand gently, checking her pulse and smiling. "if we all didnt already know this Shay, i'd say you are about one of the hard headed and stubborn women we got around here, right up there with the winged runners and our 'runs when its check up time' Mother" he said. "you talking is a good sign, really good" he said, smoothing her hair back. "pulse is good, color is returning slowly.. the pain will start to fade and your body will chill really quick, then go to warm.. til that happens, your to stay in bed, that leg is going to take a week or two to heal up properly" removing his hand from her head, he smiled at her. "and i think im going to have to pull my Doctor powers out, and order Marcus to come here and see you" winking playfully, before he left her to it.. checking in on Clo was easy, she was out cold and resting, finally one harpie that actually listened to him, if only the other two would. taking a moment, he walked to the counter behind his desk, facing the wall he leaned against it and closed his eyes and just took a moment to collect himself, not that he could take to long, there were things that still needed doing. 

[center][b]MICHAEL[/b][/center]

Michael laid on his stomach in his bedroom, his hand rubbing his extremely sore ass, his aunt hadnt let him off this time, she was mad, he could tell cause moving made the belt whipping seem like it was still going on. when she got him home, she made him tell where all of the stuff was, and when he didnt want to, she looked through his room and found his stash of 'found' items under his bed. inside the old, worn hard suitcase was a first aid kit from the med center, three throwing knives he'd found that belong to Anora, a slingshot and a bag of rocks that went with it that one of the other kids had 'misplaced' and a lot of mismatched things that had been taken from other people. she had taken it all and was planning on giving it all back, the ass whippin had come when he blurted out "do you know how long it took me to steal all that stuff!" which was a big mistake, one he was paying for now. so he laid in bed, pouting cause after she laid into him, he was grounded, he couldnt do anything but go out to school with the other children, then head straight home. a small victory, she hadnt found his command center, that was still safe, but if she did what she said she was going to and take him to Mother herself, he'd be in trouble, he couldnt lie to the leader of Paradise, he was a warrior of Paradise, and that meant he had to follow orders.