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>>162786The officer burns in green fire, revealing a black insect that falls over onto his belly.
>>162787With the last enemy defeated, he rushes around to check on the wounded pony.
>>162729"Yes. Soon. I still need clothes because otherwise I look like I just got shot." She looks over the items. "And since I don't have any here, I'll have to borrow these." She picks up Erich's set.
"Hey!" Erich objects
"You can shut up. It was your poor hiding that got got us in this situation."
"That's my one set. Be careful not to ruin it." He says
Federkleid makes some remark, but Helder speaks directly to Amber.
"There is a veterinarian directly along the way out, on one of the only roads that goes to the river. Discretion can never be guaranteed but... At least it's not far out of the way."
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>>162807Amber nods in agreement back at Federkleid. "We'd better not lose any more time. Let's get patched up as quickly as possible."
>>162821"Now... How to get there?"
>>162820N-no u!
scrunch>>162788He is lying on his back, still breathing. He is shot somewhere in the chest. His lungs may or may not have been penetrated.
>>162830"Going there all as a group would be suspicious, especially if we don't have a pet. We should take the back alleys," Amber says.
>>162832"…I think that's best?" Amber says hesitantly. "The automobile might attract too much attention and we couldn't go down the alleys with that. It's not too far, is it?"
>>162833Helder answers
"Could be a whole mile, I think. To the veterinarian"
>>162834"We need to take the car," Amber concedes with sadness.
>>162835would definitely pet the little ponyHelder:
"I don't like the risk... But you two are wounded." He says
>>162836"If it makes you more comfortable, Hederkleid and I could take the car while you two meet us there later. We would need to stay at the office for a little while at least."
>>162839"I think you would know that better than I, I'm just a humble musician."
>>162840He blinks
"Stronger together. The car is this way."
Presumably, the small group leaves the shop, and hurries across a street to get back to the car.
>>162841"You're right." Amber looks around to make sure they're not being watched before getting in the car. She will not be driving this time.
>>162846Amber and the group cross the street, and quickly enter the car, placing what remains of the luggage in the back, with Federkleid and Amber, with Erich riding shotgun and Helder driving….
And then Amber seeds a police officer walking right by the car.
>>162847"I cannot believe we're not allowed to board!" Amber exclaims, making sure her wound is not visible. "The trains are never delayed like this, what do you suppose happened to warrant this?" She hopes the others get the hint.
>>162850The officer looks over at Amber, nods, and walks on his way into the train station.
Helder waits a moment, and puts the car in reverse, then drives off.
>>162851Phew….She can't wait until they get to their destination. It should be a short ride, but a stressful one.
>>162852It turns out, a car having significant damage from wrecks driving on the road isn't that uncommon, or at least isn't unusual enough to turn any heads.
The location is lumber framed with a white plastered wall, a second floor and a very high roof. Helder pulls in, and then decides to pull back out and around the location. There are many trees nearby and a field with cows. It seems they have already moved further away from town.
>>162853"Make sure the car is not visible from the street," Amber cautions. Relieved, she gets out and waits for the others before going into the clinic.
>>162854Helder is ahead of them, parking in the back.
A griffin comes out and greats them, evidently a slightly below middle aged griffin with yellow feathers, wearing a vest and hat with glasses.
Federklied is the first to great him, followed by Erich. He opens the door, and the group is invited inside.
>>162855"Good day to you sir. Could you help us? We got in a small altercation."
>>162856He looks over to Amber, and then down at the wound, if it isn't covered with clothing
"And here I thought you had slipped and fell on some bullets." He looks over at Erich
"Should I be concerned?"
He answers
"No, well, we're leaving. They may be others looking for us. I know we're asking for much, but... for old times sake."
The veterinarian turns and moves over to Federklied
"Alright.. let's get you stitched up and stop the bleeding."
>>162857Amber follows the good doctor and waits for Federklied to get patched up first, knowing that she took a worse hit. It still hurts for Amber though, especially without the imminent worry of getting caught.
>>162858Amber enters an entry foyer with a hat rack and a wooden store for shoes. Multiple items of furniture like benches and counters are overly covered in white paint. There is a doorway going further in, and a narrow wooden staircase going up. However, it is the next room over that has a bed, a sink, cabinets, windows and restraints allowing it to be useful for medical procedures on smaller animals and griffins. This is where he takes Federklied.
"They got you good. I don't have any plasma. You'll have to just take the blood loss. This will stop the external bleeding, and keep you from getting infected."
Erich stays with Federklied as the doctor works on her. Amber and Helder can stay in the entry foyer if they like, or go into the other room if they like while they wait.
>>162859It's humble compared to the palace, but it's better than nothing. Amber has a look into the other room, trying not to get herself concerned about the medical procedure. She doesn't go far into the room but stays by the threshold.
>>162830"This is too much for me to fix with what little I have..." He calls out, "I need help with this one, he needs doctor immediately!"
>>162864Roll for luck
>>162860The walls of the room are not adorned with the homely paintings of a griffin's residence, nor the diagrams of dog anatomy you'd expect in a veterinarian's office. It seems that this would be used for smaller livestock like goats, but not for something like a cow.
He does what he can to remove the bullet and sow up Federkleid. It's Amber's turn now.
>>162866Amber goes to the doctor and lies down, uneasily staring at him.
>>162867He takes a look at the wound.
“Rather nasty. There’s a little morphine.”
He takes out a hypodermic needle, and injects it into Amber. Has she ever felt it before? It’s not pleasant. But Amber is and has experienced worse. He takes a wet rag, wipes the wound, and applies iodine.
She starts to become numb, but not before he tries to stick forceps into the wound.
This is unpleasant. >>162868Amber squirms her neck and hisses, but otherwise tries to remain still. She looks up and focuses at the ceiling instead of looking at the procedure.
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>>162874>>162871Hello!
>>162872No u!
>>162890Soon
>>162891N-no u!
blushes>>162870A pony along the street on the southside side, a greenish earth pony, yells out "I'm a doctor!"
>>162868He has to move around in the wound, clearly not accomplishing what he wanted to accomplish the first time. But after the passage of still more seconds, he finds what he wants. He wipes the wound, and starts to stitch Amber up, applying many stitches. Eventually, Amber is sewn up, and a bandage is applied over the wound.
>>162894Silver hurriedly urges the doctor over.
"He is hurt bad, shot in chest."