Poor Anu :< 300+
Panic had devolved into a state of constant weariness as the Medicus' hope slowly was eaten away by the passing of time. There was no change in her little sister. Never any change. At least no changes that were good, or desired. The only alteration was the fact that her body mass was steadily decreasing due to the fact that the little nutrition they could give her was not enough to sustain her. Cambria's mind often turned to grim thoughts about how much time they could possibly have left before Artemis' body could simply not go on any longer. She was starting to wonder if everything but the basic functions of life had died in her brain when she had fallen. Maybe Artemis wasn't even in there anymore. Maybe they were just feeding a corpse, hoping it would come back to life. Cambria hated these thoughts and she didn't want to give them any credence, but the longer this went on, the more they seemed to be true.
Her shift with her little sister had ended, Amata having come to take over. If there was one thing to be thankful for, it was her sister's return to the pack. Cambria could not have done this on her own. There would have been no way. Tiredly she descended the stairs, ready to collapse onto the bed she shared with Mati and fall into a less than restful sleep when a cough and wheezing breath caught her ear. The Marino's head turned, and dull sea foam eyes came to focus on the form of Anu laying close to the fire. Worry clutched her heart. She knew what those sounds meant, and they were not good tidings.
The Aedile walked gingerly into the common room and came up to the elder woman, kneeling down to be more on her level. "Hi Anu," she greeted, her voice soft. "How long have you been coughing and breathing like that?" Maybe they were lucky and this had just started. Heaven knew they all could use some manner of luck, even if it were only a very small one.
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