(OOC: just FYI. It's Seilen)

Cesia breathed deeply, continuing to catch her breath. She was surprised by Tamakatari's actions. She looked down at where Cid's knife had punctured her cloak, right into her stomach. Even through the dark, she could tell her white cloak wasn't stained with blood. But it still hurt... It was hard to catch her breath. She tried to speak, to tell them that she HAD worn the mythril armor that Tamakatari had made for her; to tell them that she wasn't about to die right after their victory...

OOC: Well now I know where the stab was...

"Just going to leave the dagger in her?" Lynx said, pushing Cid's body down onto the ground., then using his two Ultima orbs to anihalate the body.

"Just relax, Seilen. Ark should be getting Dawn anytime now. Just hold on. Please don't die. I would never forgive myself if you did." Tamakatari turned his head and looked at the group.

"Where the hell is Ark! Ace! Get him to hurry up!" Tamakatari looked back at Seilen. He took the hand that she had holding Ark's sword, and held it tightly. He was almost hugging her now. He had a tear going down his cheek. Many things were going on in his mind.

If anyone is up there. I know I've never prayed before, and honestly, I never expected to. But, if you're there, please, don't let her die on me. Please. Tamakatari looked down at the wound.

"Let's at least try to get the knife out of you." He reached around, but couldn't find the knife sticking from her body.

"What the hell..."

"Um... Tama, your about to shove the dagger in deeper then it already is.." Lynx said, noticing Tama getting closer to the dagger as he kept hugging Cesia.

Ark whirled with his dagger across the guard's throat, caught the flying sword, and slammed it into the gut of another. He ran through the wall, and saw Kalimare with Dawn watching Jude fight.

"Cesia's been stabbed." He picked her up, "You're coming with me." He reversed directions and continued his desperate run.

Tamakatari looked at Lynx.

"How would I know I'm pushing it in deeper? I can't even FIND the damn thing." Tamakatari was looking around. Then, he felt something weird. He felt nothing. His hand should have been wet with blood right now. There was no blood. It was a miracle to not have blood. Which was more than he was expecting.

There really is someone out there. Great, now I gotta start going to church.

OOC: Ugh... Read it wrong..

"Oh, nevermind, it fell out." Lynx said as the dagger let go of the cloth it was stuck to, below the actual stab. Being able to see in the dark, he then noticed something. "She isn't bleeding..."

"Really? When did you figure THAT out? The big question is, why isn't she. Unless it was a nice puncture. Those don't bleed as much." Tamakatari put his hand to where the hole from the dagger was. He felt only metal. A special metal. His hopes rose just a little bit more.

"She got armor on?"

"Wha... what?" Dawn clung on tightly as she was suddenly picked up and pulled away from the fight, and Kalimare as well.

"Cesia's been stabbed?" A look of worried washed on her face as he turned quickly and started back in the other direction. "We've got to hurry then..."