Anann was glad that Alaine had agreed to the stronger of the two treatments. She did not want to have to muster up the energy to argue with the healer woman. As it was she simply nodded as she explained the how she would be waking the her to drink water periodically through the length of her treatment. Shortly after Alaine had headed into the kitchen Anann could hear the soft clinking of glass as she rifled through various viles. The collie woman returned with small green vile containing a rather ominous looking liquid. Warned of its bitter taste she gave the mouth of the bottle of cautious sniff. Swirled the bottle and sniffed again, but it revealed nothing. She gave the bottle a tentative look before dumping it down the hatch as quickly as she could muster. Trying to pour the contents past the tongue and straight down the throat as best she could.
The taste was unavoidable and Anann made a face as finished the awful concoction. "How long until it takes effect?" She asked as she reached for the sweetened water, handing back the olive colored bottle. She took her time with second drink. Wanting to be sure and rid her mouth of the bitter flavor that lingered. As exhausted as she already was she would rather get to the room well before the mixture started to act on her system. Once she had finished the water she got to her feet. "I think I'd like to go ahead and get laid down, if you wouldn't mind showing me the room I'll be staying in?"
Anann could have done without the stairs. She felt now as if she could have curled up on the floor anywhere at this point and fall asleep. The journey to the room quite the obstacle to the exhausted woman, not matter how unsubstantial it actually was. Still she was quite happy to see the old dusty mattress on the floor. There were a few other pieces of furniture in the room, but had not taken notice of any of them, heading straight for the mattress along the wall. "Thank you, very much." She made little delay in curling up on the bed. Her feet hung over the edge but it was still far more comfortable then the ground or floor.
Even with the aid of the healer Anann had still thought it would take her hours to find peaceful sleep. Instead it had come rather quickly. She slept quite peacefully for awhile too, without the warrish nightmares that had plagued her. Instead it was pleasant memories of her youth. Days spent napping, basking in the warm glow of the sun. Play fights with her siblings and some with a little more earnest effort. Of coarse, Rem was in all of them. However they didn't stay happy forever. It felt as if she was reliving the moment she first learned what true fear was.When it came time for Alaine to come and wake Anann, she was found not on the mattress but hiding under a table in the room like a terrified child. Her gaze was distant as she stared across the room. It looked as if the lights were on and no one was home.
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