She had been so focused on helping everyone else, she had forgotten, he'd been exposed to the heat spike too. And he was alone. Suffering alone
That idiot.
"He locked himself in his chamber when the heat started. He won't let anyone in. We can hear him, but—" Chao Yue's voice dropped. "It sounds bad."
[DING! (╥﹏╥)]
[WARNING: QING LIN STATUS CRITICAL!]
[He's suffering alone because he doesn't want to hurt anyone!]
[Stupid noble idiot snake!]
Xin Yi looked at the remaining untreated warriors. Then at the bowl of cooling paste in her hands.
He needs me.
"Su Lan!" She thrust the bowl at the female standing next to Chao Yue. "You know what to do! Spread this on anyone who's still overheating! I have to—"
She didn't finish. She was already running.
~
The chamber was at the top of the ancient tree, up a make shift staircase—wait staircase??—that made Xin Yi's legs scream. By the time she reached the door, she could barely breathe.
