I was washing pots and pans after a meal with my brother and his beautiful family. They provided the food, I cooked and offered to tidy after. They had left an hour before and I lazily decided to wait a while to clear the laden table as I was tired. I was feeling drained from the day before when Errak and his little one required my services. There was definitely something sinister that had happened to them, I could feel it and it had sapped my energy healing them.
I mused on the matter whilst absent-mindedly swooshing the soapy water over the platters. My mind drifting from what possible 'beast' could have caused such a draining malady, curse or dark enchantment. An orc, troll, spider... a warg? But, I swung my thoughts to a more sensible plane, here in Bree? Although fatigued I decided I would try to get to the bottom of this, after all what if Errak and his little one aren't the last victims of this thing? I would need to discover what it is, how it operates, what motivates it and more importantly for me, how to heal victims without sapping myself as I may be called upon more if this thing isn't intercepted.
I finished my chores and made a list of things I considered I needed to do including making more of the tincture I had used on Errak's daughter as it seemed to have helped her along with my healing. I would also need to speak with Errak again and visit the site where this happened. I also made a cursory note to speak to one of the Town Guard when I spot one, it seems the appropriate thing to do.
