Luminescent

"What are you doing?!" Alarra shrieked in protest.

He grabbed her leg inspecting her ankle,"You're hurt." He glanced at her then raised her injury higher, forcing her to lay back down. " hold still, this will take some time. I'm not the best at healing magick."

She watched him as he stroked her ankle, tracing little figures into her skin. Jerking slightly she held herself back from laughter. What was he doing? He thinks he can do magic? So I'm a housekeeper in an insane asylum.. great. He pinned her with an unreadable look, "hold still." He said grumpily.

Suddenly a faint green light began twining itself around the injury. She gasped, what in the world? Her fingers reached forward with a mind of their own, lightly grazing his hand. The vines were translucent green, shimmering in irradecent jades and deep violets. This is just like the orbs in the crate, she thought to herself, yet different too. She glanced up at him, is this his magic?

Suddenly the vines started growing faster, up and around her arm, she gazed at her hand that was nearly covered with the luminescent beauty of his magick. "It's.. beautiful," she whispered.

He raised his head slightly, "its magick, however I don't know if I'd use the words beautiful, this is simple runework."

She sat quietly watching him work. Can he not see the vines? Not knowing if this was a good or bad thing she kept silent as her ankle throbbed less and less.

"There," He gently laid her ankle down on the bed, " it will take some time to fully mend, however the runes will work there way through the worst of it the next couple of days."

Alarra lay still as the vines pulsed in rhythm with her heart. "Who are you?, and where am I? I didn't even know magic was real, how is this happening?"

He studied her seemingly contemplating his answers, " My name is Cedrick, we are in a town called Lorne, however we move around with the ebb and flow of the barriers surrounding our world. Me and my master, Morgrim, are keepers. Basically we keep things in check from those who would alter the simple lives of the humans and keep peace in this reality. " He smiled at her, "but none of that really matters to you, your job is to clean, cook, and keep villagers from bothering us."

She lay still, letting the information sink in. Keepers of reality? Who are they protecting us from that could alter the world in such a way? Her head swam with questions, and the real concern of if she hurt her head as well as her ankle loomed in her mind. "This can't be real," she whispered almost to herself, "I mean.. magic? Barriers?" She sighed studying him. This kinda stuff exists in fairy tails, this is the real world and it's full of hunger, death, and pain, not magic and whatever in the world keepers are.

Cedrick sighed obviously done with the questions. " first of all it's magick, we're not illusionists or con men, and honestly you can believe me or not, I really don't care, just do your job and don't bother the master with your simple farm girl views of life."

Alarra tilted her head, "so don't bother the master, got it, but what about you?"

He smiled darkly, "that depends on how you intend to pay for my answers, I don't usually give information freely." He stroked her ankle, "and next time you injure yourself there will be repercussions." He turned, disappearing through the doorway before she could respond.