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[The pain in her leg subsided, making her side seem to throb even harder. She gasped and groaned in pain.

“Sorei, sit back!” said the man, gently pushing her down so that he could more easily bandage her side. “This wound is even worse.” Sorei looked at him, wide-eyed in surprise that he knew her name.

“How do you know what my name is?” she asked tentatively, looking at him with apprehension.

“Well…” he replied, “that will also be clarified later on. Right now we must finish fixing you up.” He finished tying up the gauzy wrappings, stained with the dark, shiny blood from Sorei’s wounds. He moved over to a stream running gently beside them, cleansing his hands and drinking deeply. Sorei gazed at him, awed at the perfect angles in his face. Slowly, her eyes drooped closed, and she fell into a deep sleep.

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Sorei slowly came into focus, her eyes flicking open. She pushed herself up, and looked around. She was still in the same place, but there was nobody around. Wait, there was the… Kiiqua, yes that was it. Mii. Mii gazed at her with a questioning look. She fluffed her pale blue fur. The man from before walked into the clearing, his arms full of wood. Sorei assumed he was making a fire.

“Are you going to tell me everything now?” asked Sorei, tentatively.

“Yes, right as soon as I get this fire going. I will tell you everything, at least to the extent of my knowledge.”

Sorei got up and walked around the clearing, wondering if she should reveal her powers to the mysterious man. Maybe I will after I hear the story. I must see if he can be trusted first. I don’t know how common it is for people to have my… abilities. She walked over to him, where there was now a small flame flickering in the dry leaves. It spread quickly, and in a few minutes was a fiery blaze. He had surrounded it with large stones so that the fire would not spread to the forest. She sat down on a log, expectantly, waiting for him to begin.]