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"This feels funny..." Talli commented, but only intended for that thought to stay within his mind.
Sario's hands pulled back, gripping the dirty cloth. "Oh! I'm sorry, I'm trying to be as gentle as possible."
"No, no, no," he shook his head, interrupting her. "Not that! Why, you're doing a splendid job it's just...Don't you feel it too? We're back where we've started long ago."
The Maia frowned, switching cloths now. "I hardly think so, Talli."
"Sar...C'mon, you know what I'm talking about. Seems like a repeat of the past but switched roles."
She knew, she just did not want to talk about it. For a second, Sario reconsidered having herself be alone here in the room with the rogue, healing him. So she simply ignored him.
Seeing that she wanted to change subjects, Talli did his best to come up with another topic to strike conversation with.
"How's the Captain?"
Again she stopped in her work, moving her eyes onto his face, which caused him to cringe. Okay, so he wasn't much of a conversationalist.
"He's good," came a response, unwavering as the woman dipped the cloth into the basin. "He's working on taking care of Legolas, and I'm sure there afterwards, he'll focus on Nufeniel."
So it was still going on cause he could feel the coldness in her voice. He wanted to apologize, but instead just listened.
"After that it's the safety of Eden Cuil and finally thinking of what to do about Melkor..."
Wiping her hands, the woman placed one of them on Talli's left shoulder. THat same glow emitted as before, same warmth and peace. It didn't last as long as before, but it still worked none the less. He could suddenly move his arm without any slight discomfort.
"Sar...I don't think you've ever heard this before, but you have marvelous Healer hands," he smirked, looking up at the woman and saw the distance in her eyes. She looked almost ready to collapse. "Uhhh...Luv, you alright?"
"Fine," she mumbled, "Just need to sit down..."
"But you're already sittin..." he trailed off, watching her slide off the end of the bed to where only her head was visible. Sitting up sharply caused some pain to flare up his legs and stomach, but he ignored it to check on the elf.
She looked fine, actually having fainted and now sat with her head propped up the side of the bed.
Over exerted, great.
But Talli smiled slightly and leaned back again, but moved his right arm so it'd rest ontop of the woman's head. Idly, to pass the time, he let his fingers play with the curls in her hair, brushing them back and stroking the side of her face.

"You know what I said earlier about having to wait all night for you to finally be healed?" Sario broke the silence first, a faint smile on her face as she quickly pushed aside the dark thoughts and what ifs. "I think I underestimated it."
Talli raised a brow, watching her quizzically. "What? Now? But you just fainted not too long ago!"
"I know, I know," she stood up, hands on her stomach. "It's just...The longer I wear this, the stronger I'm getting. I'm positive this time around I'll be able to heal you..." she locked eyes with him, softening on the last word, "Completely."
Wary, the rogue pushed himself into a sitting position again. "Okay...But if you feel weak again, just stop instantly. Don't care if it's in the middle of mending a bone."
She smiled more and laughed a little this time around, "I will. Don't worry though."
Taking a step back, the Maia kept her arms crossed around her waist. She took a deep breath, concentrating and became silent.
If he had an idea as to what she was prepared for, he would have stopped her. But instead he just waited for the moment to be able to move without anymore pain.
He watched as her aura formed around her body, becomming a gentle glow that spilled across the room. In a minute, it rivaled the light given from the fire, and soon covered it with a pure white glare. Finally, Talli could no longer stare at her and turned his head away, shutting his eyes.
A warming sensation came over his body then, and with each breath he took, he could feel his cuts heal, his bones reform and mend, and the bruises disappeared with a little soreness.
He opened his eyes, expecting the healing to be over with, but found that he was still surrounded in that blinding light, which kept growing in intensity. What was going on?
There was a new feeling taking over him, the kind that made his skin crawl. It wasn't an uncomfortable tingling, but it was new, and it was occuring in places that he thought were void of any sensation or touch. His hands and his feet.
"Sar? What's going on?" he finally asked, starting to panic. Why wasn't she stopping?

She dug deep down inside of herself just as she had before, sensing her immortality. This time she would not need exert herself as she had with Dawn. Talli was already immortal, it was just a matter of his body being transformed.
Sario continued on with her spell and ignored Talli's questions, pleas and even at one point, screams. She couldn't lose focus, even if this was causing him pain, and it did. But it was for the better later on.
She was healing him.
And she had. There was no way to explain how she knew, but opening her eyes she stared at the rogue, his own body enveloped in a white glow, but not as strong as her own. But he had one, for the first time since she seen him, he did. A second later a dark cloud seemed to evaporate from his body, hoovering over him. And then it disappated, gone.
That's the sign she needed, knowing that Sario had succeeded where the Valar had failed for Talli.
The light retracted back into her body, the energy into the necklace and her body. Unfortunately it wasn't enough to keep her conscious.
Yeah, she overdid it.
At that last thought, the woman fainted again, but not before seeing an elven form lunge from out of the bed to catch her.

"Sario!" Talli screamed once more, this time catching the woman. She was already limp in his arms and faintly, he could see her chest rise and fall in sync with her breathing.
Just passed out.
He swore, shaking his head as the man picked the Maia up in his arms, cradling her gently as he set her on the bed this time.
What happened? The tingling still hadn't gone away, and he would only have to wait for her to wake to get some answers.

Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now

"How?" Talli stammered, "How is this possible?"
Sario's smile didn't waver as she replied, happiness swelling inside of her. "I used that same theory we came up with to heal the orcs, the same way I had ressurected Dawn as well. I...Basically took a piece of my immortality and used it to..." she held up her hand, fingers curled into claws as she struggled so hard to explain the process, "To replace what had been removed by the orc blood. It's different though, I'm weak but I have not gone mortal again...Fortunately."

Backbeat the word was on the street
That the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before
But you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now

Then came the next question. "Why?"
Sario hesitated to answer this, her mind reeling on what to exactly say. In truth, she had just done this, for no reason whatsoever. Or did she?

And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how

Talli moved his hands to place them on the side of her face. She went stiff, rigid and felt the tip of his fingers began to trace every curve and the bone structure of her cheekbones. At this time she held her breath, closing her eyes and just let him touch her.
This was something he had wanted to do since he had laid his eyes on the woman. He never fanthomed that he could feel the warmth that radiated from her skin onto his, nor test how smooth she was. It wasn't possible with his claws, but now he could, and he would not pass up the test. Not even if they weren't together and she belonged to another.
That wouldn't stop him.
Suddenly overwhelmed by this pleasure - her presence and the ability to hold her in his arms without hurting the elf - he kissed her. He kissed her deep and passionately, unable to control the emotions that he had harbored.
She didn't pull back and instead accepted the embrace.

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

He moved his hands up the sides of her head, letting his fingers brush over her ears and run through her red curls. His thumbs rubbed back and forth, holding her face as his upper body had her pinned up against the headboard.
Pulling away, their lips parted as he pressed his forehead against her own. He listened to her let out a heavy sigh, not realizing that she hadn't breathed during the kiss. It was shaky and ragged.
"Talli..." Sario swallowed, whispering as she realized what they had done.
Extending his index finger, he pressed it over her mouth. He moved his other hand to rub the back of her neck, fingers massaging all the way down until he reached her left shoulder.
Parting away the sheer robe, he felt under the collar of her dress, searching for something. He found it, feeling the difference of smoothness in her skin.
"Ah...So there is a groove," he mused, meaning the scar from the arrow so long ago. "I'm sorry, I would have tried to prevent it if I could have."
She opened her mouth to reply to the comment, to stop him or to try anything but found she couldn't. They were once again enveloped into a kiss, and another and another. They were endless and the two elves were simply caught up in the moment that lasted for all eternity.

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

If Sario had the ability to see into the future, she would have ended it then and there. But she could not predict the consequences that would come from letting an old spark take control and passion cloud her reason.
Least of all, she could not stop what was to come next.

Talli had not even gotten his leggings straight before a fist slammed into the side of his head.
"Curse you!" Legede spat, glaring at the rogue, "Le lumbri Yrch... HOW COULD YOU!
The captain's blue eyes were ablaze with rage, his body rigid as he suddenly slammed Talli against the wall, holding the other there by the neck with one hand.
"What did you do to her?" Legede whispered, his voice cold as he locked eyes with Talli. "Did you sleep with her?" he asked and, when there was no answer, "Did you sleep with her, Talli?!!!"

Not long ago, Legede had been quite content on simply visiting Sario. He had known she had done something strange by the simple way that the captain felt as if he were blushing. When he had come upon the closed door however, the door that he knew that Sario was behind, he had felt a sudden urge to be sick. After asking someone earlier where Sario had gone, Legede learned that she had gotten the rogue a room and was healing him. Throwing open the door once the sick feeling had left him, Legede had wasted no time in punching out at Talli. He knew what had happened... He could feel it from the doorway. The site of the rogue fixing his leggings did not help his suspicions any either.

"Where is she?"

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(((OOC: Le Lumbri Yrch - You Foul Orc)))

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Talli did not know what exactly hit him, stunned by the punch and winded as he was slammed against the wall. In his new state, the elf found it difficult to cope with the beatings which would have been easier to sustain before. But he hung there, slightly limp and silent as Legede yelled at him, and even when Xarik'n attempted the calm the Captain.
One alone again, he couldn't help but smile. Though not really a laughing matter, Talli found himself chuckling for a brief moment.
"Are you jealous, Captain?" he asked, suddenly feeling confident and victorious. He was on high, having been granted two "blessings" in one night.
"Because yes. Yes, we made love and I enjoyed every minute of it." He smirked, still pushing it, "And I'm sure she did too."


Sario collapsed onto her knees, pulling up the skirt of her dress and draping it tightly over her head. She was crying, rocking back and forth as she tried so hard to hide underneath the white fabric.
What was going on? What had she done? What will she do?
She heard the thud on the wall, and she could depict voices but the woman just blocked it out. That and she was entirely caught up in her guilt.

"Then what will you believe? That I seduced her, took advantage of her in her weak state?" Talli found it a little difficult to breathe, but he continued to stare what could possibly be his death in the face. "She was the one who decided to heal me, I just expected the ability to move without being in pain."
He turned his head to look at the bathe chamber door, that smug grin still on his face, "Truth is she gave her consent and didn't fight it."

Talli saw that talking was only making it worse. He had hoped it did, but now he had to save himself from getting killed by Legede. The elf didn't look like he was joking. He was blinded by rage and jealously, so who knows what will go down until the Captain calms himself.
At that time he suddenly realized the new limitations he had in fighting, with his claws gone. But he still had dark magic. With as much force he could summon, he slammed his fists into the chest of the other.