The Crown Prince of Eldur then soaked part of the solution with a cloth, making it damp prior to wiping it on Crystal's face, neck and forehead, which lessoned the fever to where Crystal was stabilized. Knowing there was not much time before the guards came, the Inferno Paladin poured the rest of the solution into a jar that he closed before giving it to Keanu. "Here. Have her drink this when she wakes up. It will aid in the recovery process. If anybody asks, you intimidated an Eldurian intruder into making this for you."
In the distance, the sound of troops' feet could be heard, along with shouting. Ahuv brought out his box of matches. "We got company! Let's get out of here, Saul!"
"Couldn't agree more!"
Lighting another match, Ahuv used the fire that sparked from it to conceal both himself in a stealth flame while Saul summoned lightning to conceal himself at the same time. together, they acrobatically made their way to the river, where they stopped using their powers for the sake of swimming. they had just barely made it to the other side of Heaven's Wall when Vatnitian troops made it to the river to investigate.
Meanwhile, the guards that were making their way to where Keanu and Crystal were manage to catch sight of fire and lightning for a brief moment and ran faster, hoping they were not too late. They made it right when Tamar arrived with the horses and the former General in custody. Immediately, there were questions from the men.
"Wh-what happened!?"
"We just saw fire and lightning, just now!"
"What's... that liquid for?"
Tamar used the fire longsword to shoot a flare in the air. "There isn't much time! We need to get the Princess back to the castle! Move it!" She helped Keanu and Crystal onto one horse while she herself got on the one with Landvik on it before she led the way back to the Vatnitian Castle.
One of the guards murmured as they made their way back, "It's a wonder Prince Keanu hasn't made that Eldurian his wife or concubine, by now... They practically flirt with each other..."
In Eldur...
The Takeda brothers made quick time back to the castles with their fire and lightning abilities to enhance their sprinting. Between them, they were the fastest power-sprinters in all of Eldur. Ahuv turned towards his brother when they were at the gate. "If anybody asks, we were competing to see who could be faster."
"Believe me, admitting to what happened is the last thing on my mind!"
Just then, the gate opened, with a female indentured servant, part Vatnitian and part Eldurian, greeting them with a sweet smile and a bow of her head. "Welcome home, your highnesses!" Raising her head to see them, she added, "Shall I get you anything? You two seem to have had a rough day!" (Her appearance is shown below)
Saul did not know whether to find the girl attractive or feel some other emotion. It was not that he did not find her pretty, he just had a hard time accepting her Vatnitian half of her blood. Ahuv almost smiled. "What's the matter?"
"Well, uh..."
"Hey! Cut her some slack! She has volunteered her services to this castle since she was six!" Ahuv's eyes had all matter of mischievousness when speaking to Saul before he told the girl, "Well, Bernadette, we did have quite the race, with the occasional slip and tumble on my brother's part, so perhaps an ice tub prepared would help soothe Saul's injuries." He feigned a sudden recollection. "Oh! And, be sure to help him up when he's finished!"
"Of, course!" Bernadette curtsied before twirling around to face the other direction and prepare the ice tub with her limited ice powers from before she was stranded in Eldur due to a sea battle when she was a child.
Saul was shocked. "Uh... big brother? Why the sudden mischief?"
Ahuv finally let out a mischievous grin. "Two reasons. One, you did receive quite a beating back there. And, two: You were a bit unreasonable when it came to you-know-who."