Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20140829030614/@comment-11457306-20140831190724

Before leaving, J'Baad had told her where the water was to be found. Anneken left Brighid sleeping and hurried down the stairs to the lowest level of the sanctuary. She did not want to leave Brighid alone but she had no choice. They must have water. She found a tiny cascade raining down into a small pool. Tasting it, she found it fresh--spring water. She stepped into the pool, armor and all and let the icy cold water wash her clean of the blood. She was now freezing and shivering, but it had been worth it. Filling the bucket, she labored back up the stairs more slowly, trying not to spill a drop of the precious liquid.

She found Brighid still sleeping, to her relief. She set the bucket down by the fireplace and fed more wood into the flames, then stripped and dried herself by the fire. Leaving her armor to dry there, she shut and barred the door once again and lay down next to her sister. She was asleep before her head touched the pillow.