It files down the sharpest spikes of his anxiety to know that more Summoned have turned up in the woods. That they've found each other, and they're stronger together. They can survive this too.

"Something bit him. Some kind of snake, I think. It was before I could find him." As Wilhelm leads the way back to the bend in the stream where he left Iris, he sweeps the forest floor with his eyes, wary of the dangers hidden among the moss and ferns and fallen leaves. "His leg turned numb. It's been a few hours, and it doesn't seem to be getting better, but...at least it's not getting worse either."

He chews the inside of his cheek, clutching that single tentative hope. Maybe someone in the group that's starting to gather knows more about medicine, and they can help Iris.

"I thought we were somewhere in Nocwich. But I'm not so sure..."