The hallway bustles with activity as nurses, doctors, and patients prepare for the day.
No one is paying much attention to each other. The routine is familiar, the faces unremarkable.
Nothing to see here.
The hallway bustles with activity as nurses, doctors, and patients prepare for the day.
No one is paying much attention to each other. The routine is familiar, the faces unremarkable.
Nothing to see here.
There's one more.
He's quiet. He mostly just stares at them for a minute before saying, "Thank you."
He leaves.
The other patients are less desparate, or more terrified of strange visitors.
They might want to tell someone they're done; no need to make those poor kids wait.
Normally they wouldn't accept the last one back, but they can do the other two first.
They set everything up. They call the patients back.
The spellcasting proper is going to be done separetely, but it isn't going to take too long so they can wait outside the designated area.
"Alright, sit over there inside that circle."
Presuming compliance, Temple starts the casting process. It is going to take a few minutes and he needs the uttermost concentration.
"...I- I think we need to ask one of the doctors. I'm not remembering by myself. I might need triggers, or something, cues."
Temple nods solemnly. "The treatment needs to wear off first, but now you can remember safely and without fear."
"I could help you some," Ezra offers, "but I'd need to look at your memories to bring them to the surface."
"The infection is affected by your memories," Ezra explains, "remembering would've killed your body permanently. They didn't have a way to remove it before."