“Wow that was impressive,” Cirice hums, floating in the air above Arashi on dark wings and surveying the carnage he’s wrought¹. “You’re a total badass, huh?”

She grins as she lands beside him, but her expression turns to concern when she sees the slight tremors in his form. “Are you okay? Did that take a lot out of you?”

Unsure of what’s wrong she places a hand on Arashi’s shoulder. The runes on her arm glow brightly purple under her gloves as a soothing cool settles over his form². Whatever is bothering him can’t hurt to have a little healing, right?

“There are a few survivors on the other ship, but they’re sorting themselves out. I didn’t want to ruin my boots. You sure painted this place red, huh?” she giggles, trying to get him in better spirits, “The rest of this trip should be easy sailing. Well, once the bodies are dealt with. Oh! I have an idea!”

She reaches into a bag on her hip and pulls out a silver ball about the size of his head. She sets the ball on the deck and it unfolds into a small humanoid form, with a ball in place of legs³.

“Keyps can you please clean this place up?” The little guy looks around the deck and throws its arms around in exaggerated outrage, beeping and squealing in a strange language in fury.

“I know, I know. I’m sorry.” She turns to Arashi, “He said ‘do you know how hard it is to clean blood out of hardwood?’ But he’ll take care of it.”

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1 Fiend: Harbinger of evil (wings)
2 Major Healing
3 Scarecrow Squire Keyps (cleaning blixtbot 'stolen' from Veliky)

He didn't look at Cirice when she arrived next to him, Arashi was still trapped in his mind, not sure who it was who approached him... He didn't sense any harmful intent on whoever it was... but he still couldn't quite make out whether it was a friend... Once Cirice's hand reaches towards him he tenses a little but before doing anything he snaps out of it a little the comforting presence of his friendly partner for this mission shining through... His eyes regain their life, his trembling mostly ceases even before the healing spell is used... Arashi looks towards Cirice a bit sorrowful if not disappointed at himself...

As she the healing spell washes over him doing pretty much nothing, he can't help but chuckle a little, Her worrying about him was quite funny as well as endearing. "The fighting didn't no... it was more of... the place it took me to. if that makes any sense?" He let's out a sigh "Heh you could say that yeah... I didn't even notice to be honest." He nods as she claims that the rest of the trip should be easy "I think so too! or at least hope so..." As Cirice's little construct? friend thing... begins beeping and seemingly complaining about being told to clean, Arashi seems a bit confused, it is a weird kind of golem? something like that... regardless He chuckles a little as Cirice translates "I bet it is, Sorry little guy..." He seems a bit ashamed even, that someone else has to clean his mess... but he rarely had to clean a ship before so he would not be the best at it...

"I should probably change though... blood-soaked clothes are not very comfortable... thankfully I brought a few spares! I also should clean my weapons..." he thinks for a moment wondering what to do first, sighing he realizes if he changes and then cleans his weapons his clean clothes will get at least some blood on them from the weapons... So he'll have to endure the smell of rust on him for a bit longer... "I guess I better clean them first..." He goes to sit at a nearby stool and grabs a rag to wipe down his weapons. Wondering what Cirice will do now that the danger has passed...