[i]...beep ...beep... beep...[/i]

A constant, soft beeping permeated through the haze of Thessalia's mind - the everpresent reminder of her health status; the sound a repeating version of the sound that notified the entry into the yellow zone but now signified her hp as being in the critical red zone. It kept her from drifting off completely to sleep - until another sound was heard; this time that of her health bar rapidly starting to climb upwards again. Perhaps the sudden change therein, perhaps the feeling of no longer being in immediate danger of dying, perhaps another motion - it was enough to stir her from her state. Slowly, Thessalia opened her eyes; blinking a few times to get a clear picture before realising that she was lying on the ground. Confusing came over her as she tried to recollect the events - she remembered the Boss Fight, making her way to the first town of the Second Floor, and then getting a room... or did she? The last parts were a hazy mess, causing her to try and shake her head to get it clear - though the motion was rather subdued.

Shifting her gaze up, she then noticed that she wasn't at all in her room - she was lying on the ground of the hallway, it seemed. Another moment of confusion came over her before she realised what must have happened - that she hadn't quite managed to reach her room after all. It was then that she realised that a voice had come from not far away just moment before. Still feeling her exhaustion, Thessalia nonetheless brought her hands up to press herself up from the ground and instead at least get into a sitting position; leaning against the wall she had been laying next to; not far from the door that lead to the inn's rooms. With that done, she turned to look where the voice had come from - and found the source to be another player kneeling beside her with a mixture of worry and confusion on his face. "Ehm..." she started, but had to try again to get her voice to come out right. "I'm sorry," she said, her voice still quiet; figuring that she had somehow bothered whoever this may be.

It was only then that she actually realised that the previously constant beeping had vanished - and her health bar was no longer in the red but rather all the way back in the green zone. This brought her mind back up to speed in an instant - what had she missed?! How long had she been laying there for - had her health regenerated all on its own during that time? A quick glance out of the window at the end of the hallway, however, showed that the sun had barely traveled any distance since she'd last seen it - which meant that she could hardly have been out for more than a few minutes. That, in turn, meant that she would have to have received healing from another source - the possibility thereof kneeling right in front of her in the form of another player; a male curved sword wielder much like herself that brought a faint feeling of recognition as one of the many participants in the Boss Fight.

"Ah! Sorry! I mean, thank you," Thessalia practically blurted out as it finally dawned upon her that he had, for whatever reason, used a health potion or crystal to heal her, a complete stranger, after having found her lying here on the ground. For a moment, she tried to figure out why he might have done that for someone like her - before coming up with what she deemed the most likely solution. "Erm... how much?" she asked after a brief pause as her eyes - the first thing that had come to her mind as to why he might have done so being in order to get a fair sum out of the whole situation, having used up a healing item on someone in need after all, rather than to help out simply for the sake of helping. Even though her ever-present caution towards any other player was the first thing on her mind after she'd gotten over the surprise, Thessalia could still feel the lack of sleep creeping its way back into her; her eyelids already beginning to feel heavy again as she awaited her black-haired sword-wielder's answer.