"No...no, it's not me, it's the trees. They're not well, I can feel it." Her Believix powers were limited and she didn't know the extent of her limitations, either, but she have taken might have been able to heal this forest on her own if she any of her Sophix abilities. It pained her, deeply and literally, but there was nothing that she could do about it, right now. Flora would be of little help with no power and little to call on after she exhausted what she had. She'd just have to endure it.
"Thank you, Lloyd. I'll be fine." Her voice did not waver and she stood straighter, grateful for the support. His touch did ground her a little, and it reminded her that she wasn't alone, she had people here that she didn't want to let down. "I can go on. I don't want our efforts to go to waste." And what efforts those had been so far, just to get a door open. Besides, while she could appreciate the reasoning behind a retreat and trying again, the Institute wasn't exactly a safe haven from what she understood, anyway. There was no telling what was waiting for them back there. There was some for what waited for out here, though. There were a lot of creatures and beings with all sorts of abilities, but hopefully some of them wouldn't be able to get the drop on them while she was around the trees, and at least out here they'd made some progress.
Flora eyed Lee's arm, concern evident. She knew nothing of the jutsu that he used, but it looked like it wasn't without its price, and she couldn't help but wonder how bad he actually was. They needed to get a move on, if they were going to take care of themselves. She pointed ahead of her and started walking again, carefully. She didn't want to get too far from either of them. "There's a town down this road." It had been what she'd tried to say earlier, before being overwhelmed. If they could find the right supplies there, she'd hopefully be able to help both of them. "I'm still not sure where this is exactly, though." The trees didn't, or couldn't, tell her that much. "We might be able to find some things there that will help us out along the way." Or at least some clue or other about where they were.
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"Thank you, Lloyd. I'll be fine." Her voice did not waver and she stood straighter, grateful for the support. His touch did ground her a little, and it reminded her that she wasn't alone, she had people here that she didn't want to let down. "I can go on. I don't want our efforts to go to waste." And what efforts those had been so far, just to get a door open. Besides, while she could appreciate the reasoning behind a retreat and trying again, the Institute wasn't exactly a safe haven from what she understood, anyway. There was no telling what was waiting for them back there. There was some for what waited for out here, though. There were a lot of creatures and beings with all sorts of abilities, but hopefully some of them wouldn't be able to get the drop on them while she was around the trees, and at least out here they'd made some progress.
Flora eyed Lee's arm, concern evident. She knew nothing of the jutsu that he used, but it looked like it wasn't without its price, and she couldn't help but wonder how bad he actually was. They needed to get a move on, if they were going to take care of themselves. She pointed ahead of her and started walking again, carefully. She didn't want to get too far from either of them. "There's a town down this road." It had been what she'd tried to say earlier, before being overwhelmed. If they could find the right supplies there, she'd hopefully be able to help both of them. "I'm still not sure where this is exactly, though." The trees didn't, or couldn't, tell her that much. "We might be able to find some things there that will help us out along the way." Or at least some clue or other about where they were.
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