"It will only hurt until I have the rib set in the proper position and it starts to mend. After that, it will only hurt again if you put too much stress on it. For now, just try to relax. You should be fine to make more potions tomorrow. I doubt the next fight will be for another few days." Meesei explained. The rib made a slight popping noise when she moved it back to the correct position. As she said, it was painless, if a bit strange feeling. She then fused the outer shell of the bone fragments together and stimulated the marrow to begin repairing. 

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Ahnasha let out a sigh. Fendros' question was hard to answer, as there seemed to be no obvious solution to any of these problems. If what Janius and Kaleeth said was true, then she could understand why they were doing what they were doing. She had been panicking about the issue of her lifespan, so she could only imagine what they were going through with the prospect of only being together a few more [i]days[/i]. Like Kaleeth, she had no idea what was going to happen when that time came, but she couldn't imagine it would be as simple as just saying their goodbyes. "I'm not really sure. This entire situation is just...complicated. Kaleeth, you said the Treeminder wants to keep Zharanthixil away from all of us. If the Elder agrees, do you think he would go against the ruling they make?"

"I...don't think so." Kaleeth responded somewhat hesitantly. "He is an honorable man, and going against their decision would be dishonorable. I think he is already embarrassed at what happened at the trial. The treeminder had to yell at him, and your friend Meesei knocked him to the ground in front of a few of the hunters. He didn't expect that. I don't think he would want more dishonor, but...he might challenge Janius, or maybe Meesei to a fight. I don't know."