The cart rattled and shook with every dip in the road, making the process of allowing her magic to regenerate even more difficult. Atina, who had climbed into the back of the carriage, would occasionally lean out the back and cough up some blood before muttering a chant or two under her breath. [i]Why is the magic being ejected now?[/i] She wondered to herself before she leaned against the fabric of the siding. They had reached the gate and had been questioned, but as soon as Merek had made an excuse, she couldn't help but feel extremely grateful for having both Kyron and Merek on their side. Without them, they most likely would have had to fight their way from the city. She looked out the window and noticed that the moon was full. Grasping the box that held the sacred Tarot cards, she felt it shiver and resonate a strange and ancient power against the palms of her clenched hands. [i]The Tarot... possibly one of the first magics to be presented to this part of our world.[/i] She thought this with a slight pride for her guild and her own self as she enchanted it to stick to her belt no matter how hard one tugged. The usage of the magic forced more blood to fill her throat and mouth.

Of course, it had been about an hour since they had exited the city, but she couldn't stand leaning out the covered back any longer. She opened the back of the carriage and jumped out, signalling Merek and Kyron at the front to slow to a stop and that she would be alright. She walked a distance away before she coughed up more blood. She glanced down at the blood and realized that it wasn't the healing magic that caused this. It was a curse. [i]Most likely from the King of Pentacles... him and his nasty blood magic... it's only when I use my own magic... which means he might have sent one of his Bloodied Hounds out to hunt me down...[/i] She wiped the black blood away from her lips and she gasped for air. [i]Which means that I'm only going to be leading him or the Haze to where I am... I'm going to have to watch where this blood ends up, then... until it wears off or I can have someone remove it from me.[/i]

She stood up straight again and heard water, which would be a miracle at a time like this. She walked towards the pool and began to drink from it, cleaning out the blood from her mouth, but suddenly the miracle may have turned into danger when she heard a giant splash. Reeling back from the water, she summoned a fireball into her hands and stood up, prepared to fight, but that's when she saw a woman who was bathing in the water.... and a floating man. She stared at them for a long moment before the fireball disappeared and she bent forward to cough up black blood once more.