Chapter 369: Jonas Under the Weather
Jonas woke up, his head feeling like a hammer was steadily pounding away. Each strike sending a wave of pain through his body. His nose was stuffed up, his throat felt raw, and he felt the urge to cough, which only made things worse for him as he did so.
Jonas looked at his surroundings, not sure what to do at the change. He didn't see Ember or Elin, so he doubted it would be wise to move very far. Though, as he thought about it, it was likely Elin who'd left him there, since he really didn't see Ember being able to carry him very far. Not with the bird being the size of a falcon.
Maybe if ember was the size of a roc or like the phoenix were supposed to have in the Harry Potter series, then he'd consider that a likely possibility, but since the bird hadn't even offered to do any heavy lifting for them when they were still working in the trap, or even offering to try and carry them out of the trap, he had to assume that doing so was outside the bird's capabilities.
Still, as he started to stand up, he felt a weak wave of vertigo that made him wonder if he had somehow caught a cold or the flu. Either of which was good timing for him. Not when he hadn't a clue as to how to try and get them back to the others where they could regroup and figure out their next move. Especially since Jonas doubted that Douglas would just let Elin go, whatever the reason he wanted her for in the first place was.
Of course, coming down sick certainly wasn't going to help his ability to do so, either. Though, he supposed that he could probably walk Elin through using her system when she returned from whatever errand she was running.
The sun was high in the sky and Jonas doubted that he'd been there very long. At least considering there wasn't any firewood stocked up, their supply of water hadn't been restocked, nor had any foraging been done. Though it was nice to be in a completely shaded area with the heat of the day coming up.
Doing his best to push past the headache he felt continuing to pound away inside his head, he felt the sensation of vertigo increase as he scanned the ground. He wasn't sure what he was looking for, but he felt a little confused when he found what he'd been looking for.
Because it was clear that it wasn't anything that he had a real explanation for.
Elin's tracks led to in front of a branch of a tree that had a crystal pendant hanging on it and her track essentially disappeared after that. He wasn't sure what to make of it, but he also wasn't sure going to dismiss the evidence out of hand, either.