Theorycrafting (Part 1)

Irade

May 30, 11:12 pm BT – 9:12 pm UT, A Valley in the Tian Shan Mountain Range, China

Käwsär's face paled as Irade told him what Black Wind was saying.

"But...I got it from the river," he said faintly, looking at the spilled water. "It didn't...it's river water."

He started to grasp at his chest, his breathing become fast and panicked. Black Wind growled, and set off in the direction of the river. Irade stayed back, and tried to calm Käwsär down. She wished she had a paper bag; she wasn't sure how it was supposed to help, but people in movies always gave it to people who were panicked.

"Black Wind will figure it out," she said. "He'll know what to do."

That seemed to reassure him enough to stop hyperventilating. He looked over to the direction Black Wind had disappeared to.

"The water was from the river," he repeated. "I didn't get it from anywhere special."

Irade said nothing.