paying the price

"Poison," Vai murmured, as though able to glean as much from the healing she was giving to the albino woman. When her eyes opened at last she seemed tired - whatever it was that had been eating away at Maea's body, it did not want to leave quietly. Indeed, it had taken a good chunk of her energy to banish the unwelcome guest, the witch sinking back into her seat to glance at Emmett as he explained about the Spire. "So it really is open," she said in half a whisper, forcing herself to sit up a little and glance over Maea with keen eyes; already a couple of the nurses were coming in, absently wiping at the injured woman's face and arms and hands, as if to get rid of any irritant still there. "Sorry, Emmett - I didn't even ask. Are you okay?" vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe