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James rushed into the workshop and quickly put his armor on and grabbed his rifle and buckler making sure they were ready along with the munitions pouch. While James was getting what he needed Wulfric reached out with his senses and immediately picked up on something…odd… that had him drawing his blades “somethings wrong” his instincts were picking up something different than normal but then he caught movement along the tree lines and pointed in them out to Blade.

James came back into the room and looked in at everyone “where’s the threat?” he checked his rifle and found that it was still loaded since the last time he checked and ready to fire, James didn’t have to wait very long when someone burst into the room through the front door and was greeted with two knives and an arrow protruding from him when everyone turned him into a pin cushion. Wulfric caught the assailant and pulled the knives out handing Blades hers back and tossed him aside. Wulfric heard something which immediately caused him to grab Blade and pulling her down to the ground with him when the bullets started flying everyone took cover as automatic fire erupted outside flooding the house with lead which seemed to go on for eternity before it finally stopped.

James was up immediately after the hailstorm and had his weapon raised when the next person rushed through the door putting a shot into his chest dropping him instantly, Wulfric and Blade leaving the house through the back door had them running into a group who was coming in that way, Wulfric not wasting much time planting one knife in the first person he saw and embedding his other knife into his chest as he plunged it deep into him and proceeded to use him as a human shield when the shooting started from behind the next guy. While the fighting in the back kicked off, James shifted his buckler to his arm for added protection and took up position just inside the door. He caught sight of three in the trees one checking his weapon, possibly jammed on him which meant he was the one with the heavy weapon, but before he could put sights on him he slumps over, a arrow protruding from him, he hadn’t heard Layla but then again she was an elf, so he focused on the others firing and dropping the next one and the last one falling over as well, which was leaving the group behind them, though admittedly it was a lot quieter now than moments before. James shifted position to the back door and poked his head out, Wulfric and Blade finishing off the rest of them, most of them had knives sticking out of them, or were sliced to hell.

Wulfric grabbed both of them and tossed them up in the air like clay pigeons to which they both received a knife sticking out of them and fell to the ground with a small thud. Wulfric grinned as he stepped over to Blade who was looking just was happy about their fight as he was when someone came running down the road towards them with a rifle ready, and stopped a ways off. Titus having received the details heard the automatic gunfire and took off like a bat out of hell and if nothing else was relieved that no one seemed to be hurt “everyone alright?” Wulfric nodded as did James “we’re alright but these guys aren’t” Titus stepped forward and saw what they were wearing, and swore up a storm “these guys again” he stopped there still standing over one, and keyed his Comms Boss, situation is clear but it’s another group” he didn’t say anything after that as he grabbed a rifle still loaded and carried it off with him.

James picked her up dropping his gear on the ground, and would collect them later and simply rushed her to the bedroom placing her on the bed immediately, and spoke quickly as he checked the injuries “in the workshop there are two packs grab them and bring them here I may not have a means to fix this but I can try” he wasn’t entirely sure what they used but that was quickly established when Wulfric showed up with a rifle curious as to why Titus had taken off with one and showed it to him, James took the rifle and point at Layla “keep a hand on her I don’t want her moving when I start” Wulfric nodded and simply placed a hand on her chest pinning her there, James pulled the mag and swore up a storm “why the hell are they using my munition, these are used by the church” Wulfric looked at James sternly when he said that but was brushed off before he could say anything as James pulled a knife out and started looking for holes, around about that time blade brought his packs and handed them to him briefly who simply dropped them on the bed and opened up one of them revealing a small medkit and then went to work removing any bullets that remained. Each hole he found he checked for an exit wound and when there wasn’t one he simply used the knife to open the hole of a bit more not concerned to much as he shoved his finger into the wound to dig the bullet out before he pulled out a tweezer from the kit when he couldn’t quite get it and simply pulled them out that way, of the six or so bullet holes she had thankfully only three of them remained inside, so it was easier in the long run and simply went about trying to patch up the holes, Wulfric making sure she didn’t move an inch the whole time he treated her wounds.

James was grateful for the assistance that blade gave while he worked on Layla, when Blade mention that she was going to be in for a fever he sighed and spoke up “you don’t know that half of it, she’ll be lucky if she doesn’t die from that concoction in that bullet, they were created to kill fast, she needs a proper healer” Wulfric spoke up as he crossed his arms “what are those?” James looked at Wulfric and just stood there “they’re a blend of iron and copper, iron core with a copper jacket designed to shave off splinters on impact” Wulfric swore as he looked at Blade and just went back outside not really liking what he heard.

James was surprised when he heard Layla speak, even more so when the tattoo was removed and just gave her a nod as he looked at Blade, and just spoke “if these guys are using my creations, you guys might want to be careful, the fact that they have my ammunition tells me that the church is involved, and they aren’t likely to stop anytime soon” James stepped into the other room and went where he dropped his gear and picked everything up and simply went over to the counter and placed them there, he noted that some of the orders had been shredded when they attacked, and just sighed in frustration that he was going to have to redo those orders, but he ignored them for the moment as he took noted of the damage seeing much of the front room filled with holes.

James listened to Blade as she explained a few things to him about Layla and just nodded and watched as she left leaving him looking at Layla as she started moving around and just sighed as he walked into the kitchen and put together a meal that they could eat, keeping it relatively light but filling and while the food was cooking he stepped away a moment and just walked into the bedroom and saw her with her bow “you need to rest, you’ll make things worse if you don’t” he was honest as he approached her and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder to get her attention noting that she was burning up and knew things were getting rough for her “you’re burning up, that’s not good” he stepped away and went back into the kitchen to grab a bowl of water and a rag, taking pause to take the food off the fire to address this issue before he served it and went back into the room and just placed the bowl close to her on the night stand and just grabbed her hands to stop her from what she was doing and simply decided that he was going to have to deal with this, what little fight she had was quickly addressed as he got her back in bed and simply grabbed the rag and got it wet wringing it out slightly before he placed the cool damp rag on her forehead, knowing he had a long battle ahead of him before the fever would break.

Wulfric looked at Blade when she came out and sighed at what she said “if that’s the case this fight is far from being over” he couldn’t help but have a bitter taste in his mouth from what the ex-hunter stated his distaste could be felt through their bond as they made their way towards Cassius’ place.

James did his best to keep her comfortable as she was dealing with the fever, he wasn’t sure what to do since he’d never actually done anything like this before to help those suffering from being shot by his ammunition which, but he did the best he could for what little he could do. Before he could say anything, he heard someone come inside and raised his head in time to see a strange figure come in her form very clear to see as Za’Vira approached the counter and spoke up “hello?” James placed a gentle hand on Layla’s shoulder before he got up and left the room to attend to the individual standing in front of his counter “sorry we’re closed at the moment to repair damages” Za’Vira nodded lightly and replied “I’m aware, I’m not here as a customer but rather to lend a hand wherever I can, I had heard there was fighting this way and wanted to lend aide” James looked at Za’Vira slightly confused by what she was but replied “I see, well it happens I do need some help, you wouldn’t happen to know anything about fevers and dangerous allergic reactions?” Za’Vira grew serious as she stepped around the counter and replied “of course, I’m a healer” relieved James gestured into the bedroom and followed behind Za’Vira pausing when he heard someone else showing up only to see Wulfric and Blade there and simply nodded to them as Za’Vira went by Layla and knelt down by her “what’s happened?” James turned his attention back to Za’Vira and Replied “she’s taken a high fever due to an allergic reaction to copper and iron” Za’Vira nodded and placed a soft hand on Layla’s chest “you’ll be alright I can help you” James watched a moment before he left Za’Vira alone with Layla to attend to Wulfric and Blade and simply walked around the counter “something happen?” Wulfric nodded and handed him the ammunition from the other fight “these were used elsewhere” James took the offered ammunition and swore lightly “these are a nasty combination who were they after?” Wulfric looked at blade.

In the bedroom Za’Vira opened up her pack and pulled out a few things she’d likely need to make a remedy to help ease the symptoms, while she worked on the remedy she spoke up “I’m Za’Vira I’ve recently come here” Za’Vira stopped what she was doing to check the area in question seeing how serious it was she placed her hand on her forehead and knew that things were serious, which only reinforced her resolve to help her and resumed making the remedy she needed.

James was surprised when Blade explained who they were being used on and sighed “should have realized, Sludge being a component I’m surprised the munitions held up considering, whoever made these is very experienced in their craft” Wulfric seemed concerned by this and replied “I see, so any idea on what to do about the munitions?” James shook his head “afraid not, best you can do is avoid being hit by something like this, iron penetrator, and sludge sleeve, I’m surprised that anyone survived it” Wulfric nodded and glanced over to see what was going on in the bedroom.

Za’Vira finished what she was doing and applied some of the medicinal remedy to the affected areas before applying a cover to the affected areas which would keep the medicinal herbs on the impacted areas easily. Once done she looked at Blade and ,spoke to her “it’s done, she’ll need plenty of time to rest, and frequent applications of the medicinal herbs to help with the reaction and the fever” she made sure to make a large enough supply to help her through the duration of the time and stored it in a some pouch before continuing “there should be enough of the remedy made to get you through this and it must be applied frequently, the bandages need to be changed out a few times a day and the herbal remedy reapplied, if you run out before you recover I can made more but someone needs to tell me so that I can, I can come by and check on you but I expect you to take care of yourself and rest” her eyes were on Layla the entire time she spoke her eyes spoke volumes of the seriousness of the problem. Looking back at Blade she stood up and continued “it would likely be a big help if someone was able to be here to look after her during the entire time she is dealing with this, if the fever gets away she could die from the reaction of combined allergens” she stood there concern was on her face as she spoke.

Blade didn’t have to wait long to find out why Ashigaera was there as she came in and smiled, James looked at her with a confused expression, Ashigaera spoke up “Hey Blade, Wulfric… I assume you are the new leather worker?” James nodded “I am” she stood there in the middle of the floor putting her hands on her hips and continued “well Sebastet has need of information only you can provide, would you mind coming back to the castle?” James was a bit surprised by the request and was about to say something before Wulfric spoke up “something wrong?” Ashigaera shrugged “with everything going on, the Church’s lackeys are unusually equipped and needs answers” Za’Vira heard the conversation and came out of the room and spoke up “James if you need to go I can stay here and look after Layla, she’s asleep for now but she’ll need tending to until she’s recovered” James nodded “alright well I guess I’ll go with you” Wulfric looked at Blade confused but wasn’t about to say anything.

Ashigaera looked at Za’Vira and smiled “thank you, I’ll make sure he gets back safe, Blade I’ll return to the castle, and return the horse I was given to ride here and meet you all at Sebastet’s office” Wulfric looked at James who was still confused by the individual in front of him and just shook his head.