Tale as Old As Time [Finished]

[accalia]

Echo places a hand on Siegfried's shoulder for a moment.

"Your help is invaluable. This one can feel it even if it can't be seen by others."

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried shakes his head. "You are too kind."

[accalia]

"Kind? Mayhaps. This one speaks only what this one knows. Your help is what has preserved the young master all this time. The fact that he is not irrevocably set on his course is your doing. Sleep well.. "

And with that Echo walks into his room and shuts the door gently.

[yamikuronue]

Around three AM there's a commotion in the kitchen...

[accalia]

As Echo's room is very close to the kitchen he is there in seconds after the commotion starts. He is dressed in his suit, complete with shoes.

His hands are empty but are raised in a defensive posture.

[yamikuronue]

Siegfried is in the kitchen, supporting Lance, straining to keep hold of him. Lance's clothes are torn and bloody, and he seems to have knocked some pans off the wall where they were hanging as he staggers about. Siegfried doesn't look concerned; he's grit his teeth, stoically, but he seems less afraid than he should be given the amount of blood on the floor.

"Easy, Lance. Come on. Let's get you in a seat."

[accalia]

Echo relaxes slightly, but the sight of blood has him looking for who is injured....

"What... happened here?"

[yamikuronue]

Lance is probably the injured one, given that Siegfried is helping him into a chair, a first-aid kit tossed onto the table.

"Nothing," growls Lance.

Siegfried adds, "I believe the Young Master was attacked. He goes for.. walks.. sometimes at night."

[accalia]

Echo nods and approaches the table. His butterfly knife appearing from his shirt sleeve once more.

"This one sees... strange marks... This one is not familiar with any creature that could make such marks. Hold still a moment please."

Echo places his hand in a patch of blood on Lance's chest and closes his eyes. After a moment he grunts in pain as Lance's wounds close and disappear and reappear on Echo. Lances scars also begin to fade before a grunt of effort from Echo separates from Lance and the scars snap back to their usual appearance.

"Oww..... stopping half way through hurts!"

[yamikuronue]

Lance's fresh wounds are fairly typical: he's been shot, and seems to have been knife-fighting before that. It's the old ones that are unusual. Could he have been clawed by a bear? There are three deep, old scars across his chest. Something that deep would have gutted him -- he definitely should have died. But here he stands, having healed them, though not perfectly.

Siegfried hisses in sympathy, reaching for the first-aid kit. "Are you alright?"

[accalia]

Echo hisses in pain at Siegfried's words

"The  pain is bearable, but blood loss could be an issue if not dealt with soon. Young Master, are you still in pain?"

[yamikuronue]

"No," he growls. "You didn't need to do that, dammit, I'd be fine."

"You'd been shot," replies Siegfried, blandly, bringing bandages to Echo. "Here, keep pressure on the wound."

"I've been shot before, dammit." Odd -- Echo can't find any sign of older bullet wounds, healed or not.

[accalia]

"You were in pain, now you are not. This one's purpose is served in this manner. This one has also given proof of this one's ability."

Echo winces at Siegfried's ministrations.

"Would you be willing to tell this one why or how you were shot?"

[yamikuronue]

"No." Lance gets to his feet, angrily. "Don't do that again. I don't want anyone getting hurt over my worthless ass ever again, understand!" Siegfried makes a soft, sad sound as Lance turns to storm out of the room.

[accalia]

"Well that went well...."

Echo winces again as Siegfried finishes bandaging Echo's wounds

"Does that sort of thing happen often?"