"It's...a little sour," Toni answers.
"Oh...I'm sorry. Would you like it better if I added some sweetner to it? I'm sorry...I got the oranges from Hadrinn and Halfpocket gave me this thingy to squeeze them with. I didn't know it would be sour." She wrings her hands together slightly, "I'm sorry...I don't mean to fuss so much, but I've never seen anyone all coughing and stuff. I've never seen you like this and I guess I just got a little worried. I'm really not trying to be a pain, honest."
Juhi nods as she eats her sandwich. "Yes, I did."
"Good! Do you have anything planned for today?" Kama asks.
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Finishing eating the entirely different meal that Gerard had been such a sweetheart to make her Amelie smiles as she sips her tea. "I am by far the luckiest woman in Valwick."
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Toni laughs which turns into a cough. "Ah, don't worry about it. Next time just add a little water and sugar."
She gives Rajni an encouraging smile. "Thanks for looking out for me. I really do appreciate it and it's not annoying...yet."
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"There's nothing too special about being thoughtful," Gerard says warmly. "I'm just treating you the way you deserve to be treated."
"Rajni was going to teach me how to sneak around," Juhi says as she finishes her lunch. "But that's about all."
Giving her friend a concerned look she holds out a hand for the glass, "I can take it and put it in one of the larger tankards with some water and a little sugar if you want me to. I don't want you to force yourself to drink it if it's gross. I promise I'll try not to get to the point where I'm being annoying okay? I have like two or three of those oranges left, so I'll just squeeze them and fix it the way you like and then I'll keep it in the cold box for when you want some. Does that sound okay?" She pauses for a moment as if thinking about something and then snaps her fingers, "Oh yeah, I promised Juhi I'd start teaching her how to be sneaky today after she finishes her lunch....but I can fix that juice for you first if you want." She adds after thinking about it for a moment.
"No, no, some pure Vitamin C won't hurt me," Toni says. "You can fix up the rest with water and sugar though."
She finishes the juice albeit a bit slowly.
As Toni finishes her juice, Rajni looks at her a little curiously. "What's vitamin c?"
"Eh, it's something that helps fight sickness," Toni tries to explain. "It's in lemons, oranges and limes. Probably some other things too."
She kind of nods as she takes the empty glass from Toni, "Oh...okay, well...I'm gonna take this down and wash it out. Just get some rest and I'll come back later to check on ya." Rajni says before heading back to the kitchen.
Elena looks up as Rajni walks into the kitchen. "Everything alright?"
She nods while cleaning out the glass, "Toni has a cold and isn't feeling very well, so I made her some orange juice from these oranges that Hadrinn gave me, but I guess they were kind of sour. I'm gonna squeeze these last three into one of these larger things and add some water and sugar to it before putting it in the box to chill for Toni."
"That's sweet of you," Elena remarks with a smile.
She shrugs slightly, "I just don't want her getting sicker." Rajni says while she starts preparing the juice for Toni. Looking over at Juhi she says, "As soon as I'm done making this juice I'll start showing you how to be sneaky, okay?"
"Okay!" Juhi replies.
Chuckling at her sister's enthusiasm, Rajni gets busy making the juice for Toni.
Amelie leans in giving Gerard a loving kiss. "Well you deserve to know just how much c'est apprécié'
Gerard returns the kiss and smiles. "Feel like doing anything today?"
Elena takes Kama's hand. "We should see if Mother and Auntie Priya need us for anything before the big day."
"Yess" Kama says with a smile. She brings Elena's hand to her lips.
Elena smiles at Rajni as she and Kama head to the kitchen door. "We will see you later."
She nods as she finishes mixing the juice and sets itg in the cold box, "Ok Sis, let me know if you need any help. Juhi and I will be...around." She says with a mischievous wink at her little sister, "You ready to get started?"
Juhi smiles and nods.
Rajni takes Juhi to the other room and explains the basics of using your environment to help hide from your prey, and how to be quiet. Rajni shows her sister how to step in order tuo be as quiet as possible, even on creaky old floor boards.
Rajni blushes as a floorboard creaks loudly beneath her, "Well....I'm more used to doing this outside. Do you want to give it a try?"
Juhi nods, emulating Rajni.
Juhi attempts to watch her footsteps so intently that she trips over her own feet, yelling and flailing as she falls to the floor.
Rajni rushes over to Juhi, "Are you okay?" She asks while reaching out to help her up.
Juhi stands up, holding her nose. Rajni sees a thin trickle of blood coming from it. "I'b okay"
"Okay, tilt your head back and keep holding your nose. I'll be right back." Hurrying to the kitchen she gets a napkin before returning to Juhi, "Here, use this. I'll get you to the kitchen and we'll get you cleaned up okay? I'm sorry you fell. Maybe this is something I should teach you outside, where there isn't so much furniture."
Juhi puts the napkin to her nose and follows Rajni into the kitchen.
Getting to the kitchen, Rajni helps Juhi wash her hands and gets her a cold washcloth to put on her face to keep it from bruising. Having Juhi sit down at the table she says, "Okay, just sit there like that for a few minutes with your head back, and the bleeding should stop in a couple of minutes. Are you feeling okay everywhere else?"
"Uh huh," Juhi replies.
Asha walks into the kitchen. "I thought I just heard some yelling."
"Juhi just fell mama. She got a bit of a bloody nose, but other than that I think she's alright." Rajni responds.
Asha looks at Juhi, then to Rajni. She sighs. "I guess accidents happen. Please try to be more careful."
She nods, "Okay mama, sorry if we bothered you. I know you're busy trying to help Elena and Kama with their wedding. We'll clean this up and be more careful."
Asha gives Rajni and Juhi each a kiss on the forehead before walking out of the kitchen.
Rajni lets out a sigh of relief after her mama leaves the room. Looking over at Juhi she asks, "Feeling better?"
Juhi checks her nose. "I'll be alright."
Rajni takes the rag from Juhi and rinses it out before laying it out to dry. Rajni cleans up whatever mess there is before washing her own hands. As she dries them she looks over at her little sister, "I'm sorry you fell. Would you maybe want to bundle up and try it again outside somewhere, or we can go out for something hot to drink? We can do whatever you want, I just need to check on Toni real quick first okay?"
"Maybe it would be safer to go out for something to drink," Juhi says.
Rajni nods, "Okay, think about where you'd like to go while I go check on Toni real quick. I'll be right back."
Going upstairs Rajni taps lightly on Toni's door before peeking in on her friend.
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"Whatcha doing?" a voice asks from behind Rajni.
Rajni nearly jumps through the ceiling before coming back down and grabbing at her chest, "Dammit Malyoxa....don't do that. I was just checking on Toni. Konstantyna has already been by to check on her....I got her when I didn't know where you were and couldn't find you. She came home all....tired and ill looking, so I had her lay down and got her tea. She passed out, some guys showed up...she was all coughing and looking rough and I got worried cuz she was talking about going after some dragon dudes or something....I don't know...anyways, I made her some orange juice and the first glass was too tart, so I diluted it and added sweetner to it and the rest of it is in the cold box down stairs...and I was just checking on her before Juhi and I go out since I can't really teach her how to sneak around in the house....though maybe you would be better at showing her that. So...what have you been doing?" She asks, a slight smirk on her face.
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"Having some personal time," Malyoxa says, opening the door. "Toni?"
Toni is fast asleep as the drow and fetchling enter.
Malyoxa shrugs and steps back out of the room. "Probably better to let her sleep whatever is off."
Rajni nods, "Yeah....are you gonna be here for a while? I told Juhi we could go out, mama and auntie Priya are busy helping Kama and Elena get ready for their big day tomorrow, and I was just kinda wondering if you'd just kinda stick around in case she wakes up and needs something. I just don't wanna leave her alone. I made a small pitcher of orange juice for her if she wants some, it's in the cold box. Konstantyna said it would help her fight the cold she has. She's just been so exhausted and the weather has been so crappy....she's been running herself into the ground lately." She says a little quietly, not wanting to disturb Toni from her rest.