Emerging War

"Thomas…? Thomas? Are you ok?"

Josiah was crouching, standing next to the servant's eyes, who had collapsed on the floor.

"For low long did I sleep?"

"Did you sleep? I don't know… Two seconds? You just fell and now I'm here."

"Ouch, I see… This feels like… This feels like back when someone in the castle wanted to poison lady Mirild's chalice and, as the cupbearer was out, I had to experiment it first. I remember seeing all spinning around and then I fell down, exactly like that," Thomas said as he rubbed his face and tried standing up. "I believe this weapon can strike at distance. I am completely sure your attack was out of my range after I dodged it."

"So it's like a mid-ranged attack with a poisoning effect?"

"If so, a somewhat mild one. I felt the dizziness but I don't feel anything inside my stomach, in fact, I can just get up just fin…"

He stumbled upon his own legs and fell down again before he could get straight.

"You don't seem fine…"

"Ach, Josiah. Can you bring me to the hous