Jin was lying half asleep, just breathing. She had dropped into this state a few hours ago. It was to conserve her remaining strength while she waited for Korlash to return. She knew he would. She trusted him to be there. Even if he couldn't find the mushrooms, he would come back, to hold her until her parents claimed her into the next life. Her eyes opened at the sound of his voice, and she looked around for him. 

"Korlash.." Her cracked lips lifted in a weak smile. "...you returned. I waited." She tried to sit up, but her overheated muscles simply wouldn't support her weight. 

The healer had quickly crushed the mushrooms into a paste with a bit of water, one that released a thick oil that was black. It had a sharp smell to it, but not a bad smell. "Here, miss Jin... drink." He helped Jin to a sitting position, and put the wooden bowl to her lips. 

Jin gulped the liquid down, wincing in pain as it coated her mouth and throat. She lifted her hand, weakly, to wipe her mouth, and dropped it. "Aah!" She made a noise of pain, and turned her hand to look at the back. The swollen pinprick of a wound where the poison had been entered was hurting her. She looked down at it, and realized that her skin was changing color. "...aah- Ko-Korlash, Elder..." Where her veins had been black with poison, they were now starting to go back to usual red. It was then she realized the pain she felt in her hand was cold...