lavtodd says:
Ember is up early, glad to be moving around again. She helps stoke the fires before checking in with Lily and the other kids. The halfling wanted to help, so Ember suggests making sure the children get food and checking with the adults to see if there are any able families left. She reminds her that Ollie and Genna need to be adopted together, but she doesn't give Lily any particular timeline. She hopes to give the girl a sense of agency. Before she leaves, she passes her a bag of marbles and winks, "ordering" her in a playful tone to try to relax a little, too.
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She puts on her best smile and speaks as softly as possible, so if he's not awake yet, she doesn't bother him.
Helloooooooo, sir! My name is Ember, and I'll be taking care of you this morning. Her singsong voice sound like little more than an idea as she cleans and re-winds his bandages. She doesn't want to bother him, so a small part of her hopes he wakes up on his own.
Back in Ember's tent, Lily listens seriously to Ember as she gives instructions. It's hard to remember the tiny halfling girl ever smiling, actually... not sad, simply... stoic. Emotionless, perhaps, but more overly serious. She nods her understanding.
"I'll make sure the younguns get the toys. I can teach them a few games," she says. There's an uncomfortable sense that Lily might have them playing for keepsies and robbing them all blind if the mood strikes.
In the infirmary, a careful look over the patients, most of whom are still sleeping, suggests that no one has gotten worse overnight. The man with the particularly bad burns has responded well to Coreene's ministrations, and his sleep seems more restful. What magical healing has been provided makes it likely that he'll survive, though likely always with significant scarring.
A round man of middle age and thinning dishwater blond hair timidly pokes his head into the infirmary door, taking a quick look around until he realizes Ember is here. He gives a tiny squeak of surprise, only adding to the image of him as a plump rodent, and ducks his head back out.
