Y-FIE (Your Flame Is Emanating)

Scattered Puzzles II

The healer went for a walk back to where Luna's body was found. As she navigates through the deserted forest, she crosses paths with varied beings and unknown figures from each direction. They seem to be a little further, and possess the shape of mercenaries. She quietly walks past them and wears her necklace. "This should do."

Her necklace helps her conceal her presence but not her tracks. She's been a busybody since she can remember and being stealthy is her specialty. Her family is a sect of white whisperers. They build their attributes through absorbing books after books of incantations. She is a mage sub-paring in healing and regeneration. When she had enough of her ancestry's missions, she left the tribe and made a graceful exit by ending the life of her partner. But for 40 years, no one had ever come to take their revenge on her. It may have been possible that they understood that she was extremely against being partnered with a scum. And the whole sect knows the famed scum for going against his missions. For an obedient daughter like her, she had never been against her family's choices and knew that this scum was a direct descendant of the sect leader. And the majority of incantations were transmitted naturally to his consciousness. His infinite history of delinquency had surfaced when she had an encounter while on a mission with him. Being a mage, she runs through the thoughts of a helpless warrior that tried to ambush them and is killed almost instantly by the one and only heir.

Hatred washed over her as she witnesses every single time this scum abused this child and ended the life of his supposed children that never had their first breath of fresh air. She felt disgusted as it was the last horrible deed she'd witness, until she saw a whole lineage of noble ancestry being wiped out easily by the one and only. While she was out of her consciousness, her partner noticed a blinding fire circling her and his partner was under the impression that she was wiping away the traces of the lifeless warrior.

40 years now and she is still hung up on the horrible fate she had from that scum. She brushes off her thoughts as she notices a veil of light passing her line of sight. She is almost at the designated area where the body was found and sees white fires circling the area. They are almost inspecting it as if something was wrong with it. She could also see from where she was that the circles the lost girl drew were intelligible and, not to mention, that she had never seen them before.

She whispered almost silently, "who are you little one?"

She patiently waits until the white fire dissipates. She knows it is controlled by guards patrolling the area and not one that can decipher what the circle means. "That's good. They'll think it is some child's play." While it may almost look like that, the Healer is one that can read circles and not just memorize them, she knows that it means something deeper. "Someone, too, smart can only construct this kind of circle. Or they may be from somewhere unknown."

She made adjustments to the circle and rainbow lights slowly filled each mark. She then realizes that she may have made the biggest mistake in correcting the child's circle. She then recites an incantation and slowly disabled the circle before it can completely form a strong dimensional hole that may consume a lot of the area. She had never used incantations for the longest time because there was no need for higher enchantments than what she had engraved in her consciousness. "Who am I dealing with?"

The circle will now look more like kids' play than before and will never be usable. She made an extreme mess out of it for permanent security. "She's the only one who can answer it. You may be in a lot of trouble, child."

She walks stealthily back to the mansion and messes with the air to banish her tracks.

She was greeted by one of the apprentices. "Madam, welcome back. The kid just woke up."

"Talk about timing. How is she?"

"She is saner tonight."

"Good! She has got a lot of answering to do."

They walk towards Luna and interrupt her reminiscing.

"I see you're better now."

She shares a glance at her savior and replies. "I heard you saved me."

"That is indeed me."

"Thank you!"

"Don't worry. It's my job. Now, I would appreciate it if you could give me some answers."

"I get it."

"Why don't we start with the circle you come from?"

"That's a big leap from the why-I-am-here question, don't you think?"

"I think that may be too personal, child."

"Don't call me child. I could be older, like your lover."

The healer blushes from her frankness. And Luna interrupts her.

"Don't you think?"

"Fine, dear, so why are you here?"

"I would like to say that I'm after a beautiful face like yours."

The healer can't quite get her footing as Luna keeps on attacking her innocence.

"Now drop it. Be serious for once."

"But I am. Honestly."

The healer can't help but sigh as she fails to get answers from her.

"No worries, I'll be more serious now. But before that, can I have a kiss?"

"Come on now."

"Sorry I can't help it because of your angelic face. But can I please have some water?"

"Please get her some water."

"Thank you, my gorgeous savior."

"Didn't I say enough?"

"You did. I'm just being honest."

"It's my job to save people. Don't mention it."

"If you're sure about that, I'm just really trying to lighten the mood."

"You did pretty well on it."

"Ohhhh now we're talking."

"I just said what you did is enough to help you lighten up. Don't misunderstand."

"If you say so," she said with a smirk.

"Here's your water. Please drink."

"Thank you!"

After drinking from the cup, she inspects the whole room and says, "There seems to be a lot of patients here. Mind telling me what's going on first?"

"I see you're not from out here, are you?"

"And here I thought you'd figured out that much."

"Fair enough."

"So.."

The healer hinted that it's about time to ask.

"What's the business?"

"Nothing funny."

"And?"

"Hahahah! Too serious, I see. I'm looking for a way back. Then I suddenly transported myself to the wrong place, I guess."

"I can tell you have no idea where you are."

"Right on the spot!"

"Let's start with that then. You are under the mages' domain. This part of the region is where most dungeons appear. Hence, this hospital."

"Now I know I'm in the worst place I can be lost about."

"Indeed!"

"Could you possibly extend me more of that help, my savior?"

"I'm a healer. I'm not sure how you see me, but I'm just doing my job."

"OK then. Frankly speaking, I need your help. And knowing you are a mage, you could help me fix my invented circle."

"Why should I do that?"

"'Cause I'm just a lost cause with nowhere else to go and too far away from home."

"On one condition. Tell me who taught you how to make the circle."

She was caught off guard thinking that circles are normally being taught, but may not be for her and where she came from.

"Honestly, I just really made it without anyone's guidance. I read it from some books and hoped I could unravel some mysteries of consciousness. Which!"

As the healer was about to say something. Luna ushers her to let her finish the sentence.

"Which is a pretty big thing for me, considering where I come from. I can say, I know nothing about it."