Jake was gazing out to the stars when he felt the wind pick up, he looked down at the female and saw her shivering, he frowned a bit as he took off his cloak and armour leaving him in just his shorts as he placed his clothing over Sasha and began to shiver himself, he quietly drew his sword and sat back on the log watching over her as she slept "rest peacefuly" he whispered as he felt the cold peircing through his skin.

Quietly as to not alert their prey, a small pack of ravenous wolves closed in around the camp. Crouched low they stalked Jake and Sasha. Jake covered Sasha in his cloak and she slowly quit shivering, unaware of his selfless deed. Then with a low snarl, the pack leader signaled the attack. There were three of them. One jumped at Jake, the other onto Sasha's sleeping bag, ripping at the fabric, all while the pack leader sat in the bushes, waiting.

Jake smiled as he saw her stop shivering, he heard a growl as he looked around and then out of nowhere he was pounced, with his sword firmly in his hand he ignored to wof tearing at his legs and he swung at the wolfs on Sasha's sleeping bag, lucky the armour he had pur on her was protecting her a bit "SASHA!!!" he yelled as he felt the wolf on his leg begining to claw at his back, with a roll he got the wolf off and tackled the two wolfs on Sasha as he began to try taking all three on "come on sasha! wake up!" he called out.

Sasha was in a deep sleep when she felt a great weight on top of her. She opened her eyes to stare a wolf in the face, huge fangs were ripping at her sleeping bag. She gasped as no sound could escape her, the massive beast had her pinned and was crushing her. She put her arms up to protect herself as the beast chomped down on her arm, just above her wrist. "Jake!" she yelled, in a pleading voice. She thought she would surely be killed at any moment. Jake managed to get the beast off of her as the three of them were surrounding him. Sasha kicked the sleeping bag and cloak off of her throwing Jake his armor. She picked up her bow and arrows and aimed at one of the beasts, blood dripping from her elbow now. She winced in pain as the let the first arrow fly. With perfect aim, she took down the first beast. Two to go...

Jake smiled seeing her manage to get up, he quickly put his armour on as he weakly stood up and swung his sword to a deadly blow as it sliced strait through the wolfs neak causing it to die almost instantly, he fell to his knee and growled at the last wolf, he was not about to lay down yet, not until the last wolf was killed "strike it now Sasha, strike it before it is able to flee" he said looking to the female.

Obeying promtly, as that's how good team work would play out, Sasha rasied her bow and added another arrow, wincing again in pain as blood pooled under her elbow. She drew the arrow back as another perfect shot hit the beast in the back of the head, directly where his spinal cord was, killing him instantly. Sasha dropped her bow as she held her injured arm close to herself. The beast had ripped through muscle and veins. Sasha fell to her knees as she was losing blood quickly. Where had she put those beans!?

Though Jake leg was torn open and his back and chest were gashed, he still managed to stand up seeing Sasha was in a bad condition, he limped over to her as his skin was already turning pale, he dropped to his knees next to her and placed a hand on her shoulder "dont... die... here" was all he said still smiling a bit "you must... live... for your... mothers sake" he said feeling his body get weaker, he didn't mind dying, so long as Sasha lived, he was unsure how long he had left "im sorry i... failed to... protect you... i protected you from... the cold... but not the... wolfs" he said falling onto his side.

When Jake fell before her Sasha became worried. They were both in pretty bad shape. She needed to find those healing beans and they needed to get out of this forest before anything else bad happened. Finding the sack, she put a bean into Jakes mouth and waited, hoping it wasn't too late, "Jake?"

Jakes eyes had shut but he was still clinging on, he was thinking about all of his life becoming more cold, but then he felt a mesterious item on his tounge, he then tasted a familiar taste, he swallowed the bean and soon felt himself feeling much better "that was a close call" he said opening his eyes, he wondered if she realised he had gave his clothes to her for warm, and if she had what would she think, the thought made him blush as his whole face was now on show.

((Can you describe your character a little? Lol I can't tell what he would look like from the picture, so I don't know how to describe what Sasha sees!))

((basicaly, he has bright blue eyes, a muscular face, no facial hair, he has a scar across his eye, but hes not half blind and has white hair))

When Jake opened his eyes to look up at her, Sasha blushed for a moment realizing he wasn't wearing his cloak. His eyes were a bright enchanting blue, and his features were masculine. She was going to ask him about the scar on his eye when she began to feel dizzy.

Somehow in the fight the tiny bag of beans had been dumped and crushed. The one she gave Jake was the last of them, which meant they would need to be much more carful in the future. In the mean time, Sasha needed to stop the bleeding from her wounded arm before she lost too much blood and fell unconsience.

She grabbed her green sleeveless jacket and ripped it into slivers for a make shift bandage. Tying them tightly around the wound as she grit her teeth, she held her arm up to Jake, "Can you please tie this in a knot?" sha sked. She would be fine, but the healing would take a while making her near useless.

Jake blushed as he covered his eyes containing the scar "i need my cloak" he said shiftly moving to it like a shadow as he went to put it on, but then a shiver run across his body. Jake turned to the sound of ripping "what are you doing?" he asked looking at her as if she was crazy, then he saw her idea and nodded, then he sighed shaking his head "why did you save me?" he asked as he walked closer to her and helped her tye the not in the jacket bandages "you should have taken the bean" he said as he also wrapped his cloak around her "and you need to stay warm, youve lost quite a bit of blood, therefor meaning you get cold quicker then me" he said smiling a bit, he knew a thing or two about blood loss and it was not a pretty thing, with out his cloak all became clear why he wore it, all down his body were scare thirty of them in the least.

"Thank you Jake," Sasha said when he put his cloak around her. He was right, she had lost a lost of blood and her body was now colder than usual on a night like tonight. She looked up at him and stiffled a gasp. He had scars all over him. Sasha stood and responded to his question, "You would have died," she said, "I won't die from this." She was motioning towards her arm. "It will make me near useless though Jake, I'll understand if you want to leave. I only seem to attract danger, everywhere I go. I'll probably just get you killed."

She was staring up at him standing awfully close as she was almost afraid she was going to pass out from the blood loss, or worse, be attacked again. If it hadn't been for Jake she'd be dead, so she owed him the bean, as well as her life. Staring up into his eyes she felt safe and for that moment, she was warm.

Jake blushed more hearing her questions and the fact of how close she was "no, just because you attract danger doesn't mean i will leave you, in fact, it makes me want to stay more" he said trying to stop himself from blushing as he bowed a little "and plus, it will be a honour to die for you" he said, it was clear he was a nobal warror, from the way he would protect his friends until the death and the amount of scars he had proved that.

Jake looked around to see the dead wolfs and shuddered a bit "we must move, more are bound to come, we must get you to a healer" he said as he took a few steps in the direction of the town "you must stay beside me... that way i can protect you from all dirrections" he said as he looked over his shoulder to her smiling a bit.

Sasha nodded at Jake as he began to head for the next villiage. It was dark, but they needed to get out of these woods, and she needed to get to a healer. She had lost a lot of blood and felt weak. But she refused to let it show. Picking up her pack and shoving the ripped up sleeping bag inside, she hurried to catch up with Jake, staying close as he had directed.

Thinking about what he'd said about dying for her, she blushed a little. Is it her in particular that he would lay his life down for? No, they didn't even know eachother. She looked up at him. It must be anyone, he must be a protector, a defender of sorts. That would explain his scars...

She stumbled a little feeling light headed, but kept moving.

Jake kept walking as he looked around keeping his ears open, he adjusted his armour a little and made sure his sword was easily drawn just in case he need to suddenly draw it, he then noticed her stubbled and he made her put her good arm over his shoulder so she could put her weight on him if she needed "you really should tell me when you need help, dont worry, i wont think any little of you if your weak at the moment, you have lost a lot of blood so its understandable" he said with a small smile and he let out a small chuckle "but when your better i will need my cloak back" he said chuckling again

When Jake grabbed Sasha's hand to wrap her arm over his shoulders she found herself blushing again. He'd said she could ask for help, but she'd never asked for help, it wasn't in her nature. But somehow, something about Jake made her feel safe, she trusted him and his words. When he mentioned his cloak she smiled back as she pulled it to cover her better. "I think it looks better on me, maybe I'll keep it," she said, joking.

They had been walking for almost thirty minutes now. Sasha's whole arm was throbbing with pain, she was weighing down on Jake, her feet slow and vision blurry. She blinked hard trying to focus as the dim lights of a villiage shown in the distance. Her blood loss was great, as the jacket she'd wrapped around her arm was now soaked and dripping. She felt hot, but she had goosebumps. A clear sign of fever. Infection must be setting in. She stopped suddenly and let go of Jake, pulling off the cloak and letting it fall to the ground. "It's so hot," she said, even though it was only in the upper 60's and she was wearing close to nothing.

She took a step foward and the ground seemed to move. Her body convulsed from the fever as it felt like someone was pulling a rug out from under her. Before she knew it she was on her back in the grass, shivering, but sweating. Her vision was blurry as she tried to blink away the haze. What is happening to me? she wondered, as the fever took hold and Sasha lost consciousness.

Jake was happily walking with her when he heard her joke, he chuckled and shook his head "oh im afraid its not for keeps" he said in a joking tone as he continued to walk with her, as the minutes passed her noticed her putting more weight on him more as they went. Jake looked to her as she stepped away and took his cloak off "but... its cold out here" he picked the cloak up and heard something fall behind him, when he turned his head he noticed Sasha on the ground.

"Sasha! are you alright?" he asked rushing to her side, he put his hand to her head and growled a little "no, no..." he shook his head as he threw his cloak over his shoulder and he slid his arms under Sasha's neck and knees "your not die today" he whispered mainly to himself as he lifted her up and he got his balance "you must hold in, stay awake for a bit longer its not far now" he informed her as he began to walk slowly towards the village.

After a good 15 minutes Jake finally reached the village, he walked in and began serching every house, all the houses seem empty and dark, he saw the a healers hut and smiled "almost there... come on" he said as he shifted her so she was over his shoulder and he began banging on the door "help! please help!" he called to the door in hope he could awake the healer which lived in the hut.

Jake was banging on the door asking for help when the elderly healer opened the door. "Oh dear," she said seeing Sasha draped over his shoulder, "Please come inside, put your friend there on the bed by the window." The healer quickly followed behind them and felt at Sasha's face and head. "She has a terrible fever," the healer stated as she saw the girls arm, "Oh my goodness..." The healer quickly filled a bowl with some warm water and placed a rag inside of it making her way back to Sasha. She pulled the shreds of Sasha's vest from around the wound and gasped at the teeth marks and gashes through Sasha's arm. "This is very bad," she said to Jake, "She has a serious infection that has entered her bloodstream, that's what causes the fever." The healer carefully and gently wiped away at the blood with the warm and wet towel before making her way to a table where she had herbs and other things of the sort.

The healer concocted for more than five mintues before returning with her mixtures and bandages and such. She sat next to Sasha again and laid the bandages in the herb mixture. Placing a cool cloth across Sasha's forehead the healer turned to address Jake. "This is very serious. Not many people come out of an infection once it has reached their blood stream. I am sorry. But I will do everything I can." She then removed the bandages from the herbs and wrapped them around Sasha's arm. She then raised her head, tilting it slightly to pour a separate mixture of tea into Sasha's mouth. The healer looked again to Jake with a very worried look upon her face. "All we can do now, is wait and pray. Please make yourself comfortable, it may be quite a while. My name is Katami Marimoto."

Jake quickly took Sasha to the bed that the healer had addressed, he laid her down carefully and got out of the way for the healer to do her job, Jake knelt down beside Sasha as he looked worried, he listened to the healer and the words made him fill more and more with sadness, he felt reponsible for what had happened to her, he couldn't help but let a tear run down his eye as he looked to the healer then to Sasha "so... you mean... she could possibly die?" he asked as more tears formed in his eyes, he shut his eyes trying to stop the tears from flowing down his face, why was it he felt so much sorrow, he was unsure.

Sasha's fever seemed to get worse through the night as she was obviously battling something fierce. She was frowning and sweating and from time to time a groan of pain would escape her lips. Her face was pale and she was unwakable now, the infection was winning.

By evening time the next day Sasha appeared more at peace. The healer checked Sasha's tempurature, "I do not believe it," she said. "I do not want to give you false hope, but I think your friend, is going to pull through this. She must have a very strong soul." With that, the healer placed a new rag on Sasha's forehead and changed out the badages on her arm.

Another hour passed. The healer had made dinner and they were now playing a waiting game to see when Sasha would wake. There was still a small chance her body could lose this fight.

Sasha groaned softly as her lavender colored eyes slowly opened. She was blinking to try and focus her eyes, but saw nothing. Her eyes were hazey and had a glossy look to them. She blinked again, but the room was dark. She sat up thinking that might help. But nothing. Sasha was blind (temporarily). Not knowing if she was alone and not remembering what had happened to get her to this point, she spoke softly. "Where am I? What happened?"

Jake had spent the entire night pacing back and forth, every now and again he would look at Sasha with a worried look on his face, he didn't want to loose a good freind "this cant be happening... this cant be" he whispered as he continued to pace back and forth all through the night.

Jake didn't get a single second of sleep as he watched over Sasha, but in the evening he had noticed that she was no longer suffling and sweating, he looked to the healer as she spoke and was amazed by the words coming from the womans mouth "really? that is... amazing" he said feeling releifed as he sat beside Sasha.

He waited eagerly to see if his friend would pull through, he heard a soft groan from Sasha and he turn his head to her and smiled seeing her eyes open, but he noticed something wasn't right, when she spoke she confirmed his fear, she had become blind (doesn't know its temporary) and he gently smiled happy she was back "your at the healers... you had feinted" he said as he unknowingly took her hand in his "your safe"

Sasha was immediately relieved to hear a familiar voice as she turned her head in Jake's direction. When he picked up her hand she squeezed it almost as if to confirm he was really there. Speaking to the healer more than anyone, her voice little louder than a whisper, "I can't see..."

The healer came to stand beside Sasha and Jake as Sasha sat up. When she stated that she couldn't see, the healer sighed, "Just as I thought. The infection had spread so quickly child..." she appeared deep in thought, "At least it's not worse. The infection could have gone to your brain, but clearly it did not. Your vision should come back, slowly, but it is not guaranteed. You should feel lucky, I did not expect you to survive the night."

"I understand," Sasha replied as she swung her legs off the side of the bed, "Thank you". She was a very strong willed girl, and with each passing moment, her mother was that much closer to death. She needed to be searching for those jewels.

The healer understood she needed to leave. "I do not think you should be traveling, but I can see that you are on a mission." The healer handed Jake a small pack that included food, herbal teas, and bandages. "You must wear the bandages over your eyes in the bright daylight or they will not heal. You can take them off when you are not in the sun, but please stay here through the night and leave in the morning," she begged.

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Morning rolled around and Sasha was already up, her back pack on and bandages tied around her eyes while Jake and the healer were sleeping. She was sneaking out of the small home as the door creaked behind her.

Jake was unsure what to do or say, she was better still sleep hadn't dawned on him, either that or he was ignoring it, ever way he smiled down at her as he took the pack as he placed it beside him, if she didn't gain her sight back he wouldn't be able to share the sights his journy was sure to reveale with anyone, he let her rest as he watched the healer leave the room, or so he thought, he remained awake until morning when he stood up and he put the pack over his soulder and drowsly put his sword on his back "im ready... to set out" he was tired, he knew it but he was determined to keep watch over Sasha no matter what.