Harvey (Team Crafted)

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Ross fell asleep about as soon as he had laid down; Sky insisted he was fine, though, assuring everyone that it was normal for Ross to be exhausted after using his signature "red flare" attack. He didn't say much else. By the time they made camp in a clearing of the snowy woods, the sunset was in its final stages anyways. Harvey explained to Sky and Deadlox how he and True came to be acquainted with Ross and then the underground fortress, and then True went to sleep not long after starting a campfire. Right next to where he was laying on the ground, Deadlox settles with his back to a tree, watching the leaves sway in the chilly breeze above. After awhile, he closed his eyes, and Harvey assumed he must have fallen asleep, he didn't move for so long. He then realized that he and Sky were now the only ones awake.

He turned to the male, and saw him staring into the fire, one hand on the ground, supporting him, while the other was leaned on his knee, which was propped up. He seemed completely lost in thought. Harvey studied him for a long time, before he finally sat by his side. Sky glanced at him, made a small sound of disapproval, and looked back into the flames, but didn't acknowledge him in any other way. Harvey waited a few moments before speaking.

"I could heal your burns if you want." He offered mildly.

Sky was instantly, once again, reminded of Seto; although, his Seto wouldn't be asking. He would've already done it, and held him down if he had to while doing it. "No, thanks. I'll be fine." He muttered.

Harvey huffed. "Ross's magic is hot, those burns look really painful."

"I'm fine, Harvey."

"C'mon, let me heal you! You know I can do it."

"Um, actually, I don't know that. For all I know, you'll probably make it worse than it already is."

"Sky, let him help..." Deadlox's sudden voice made them both jump. They looked over, and saw the male staring at them with tired, but intelligent red eyes from where he was leaned against his tree. As they stared, he looked back up to the trees, and fell into silence again.

Sky squinted over at his friend, before he finally sighed. "Fine. You get one try."

Harvey beamed and grabbed his satchel, pulling it out and rummaging through until he found the spell book he kept with him all the time. He was getting better at reading the enchanter's script with how much he had been practicing, so reading it was much easier now than when he started. Sky studied him as he flipped through the old pages, searching his face. In truth, he was sure Harvey could cast a simple internal magic healing spell on his arm. He just didn't want Harvey to do it because... well, because he knew he would be reminded of Seto again.

"Ah! Here we go." Harvey set the book down and stared at it as he rested both thin, pale hands on Sky's forearm, where the nearly fresh burns were. "Okay... ready?"

"Yes." Sky said, seriously.

Harvey nodded, staring at his book, determination in his brown eyes. He took a deep breath, focusing all his energy on his hands, before they began to glow softly with magic. Sky flinched instantly as the magic started to take effect, and Harvey looked up at him. "Oh – sorry...!" He bit his lip, thinking of ways to distract Sky from the pain while the wounds were closing. "Um... hey... how did you know Bodil before, exactly?" He asked without thinking.

Sky was quiet, and Harvey was sure he would snap at him about minding his own business; he himself was a little ashamed at himself for asking such a personal question, especially to someone as reserved as Sky. But, to his surprise, Sky answered him not with an insult, but with a story. "...For awhile, I lived on the sea." He said. His gaze never left the dancing flames as he went on. "It was right after he died, and the team went their separate ways. A misadventure took me to the ocean of another realm by accident, similar to how you ended up here I imagine, and... it's a whole mess trying to explain how I got back, but that's... another story." Harvey swore he saw the ghost of a smile take his lips, just for a moment. "Bodil... he..." Sky took a breath and leaned back a little. "He wasn't even supposed to be there." He was quiet for a moment, and winced a little as the pain spiked slightly. "Hey, easy!" He snapped.