Elora wrung out a wet cloth and placed it on Arian's forehead. The doctors said it would be easier if everyone sick got moved into the same room, something  now Arian, Ashton, and Daniel were in one room.

"Mum..." Arian mumbled, delirious. She sniffed and pushed his hair back.

"I'm here, I'm here." She whispered.

Edmund walked into the room, looking concerned, sitting down next to Daniel's bed, he sighed.

"How are you?" He asked. She took a shaky breath.

"I don't know. It's all so sudden and... and-"

"Everything feels shattered." Edmund finished, Elora nodded, defeated.

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Edmund slipped into the bedroom quietly. Elora wasn't asleep as he had hoped, she was on the couch looking at her hands, tears glistening in her eyes. Edmund blinked away tears as well. She had put up with the kids throwing up (sometimes on her), but the fact that nearly all of them were sick without a cause and no cure scared her.

Edmund took a deep breath and looked out the window that overlooked the ocean.

"Why did this have to happen." Elora mumbled miserably. Edmund sniffed.

"I don't know." He said. She started to cry, Edmund wrapped his arms around her and let her cry. She sniffled and wiped her eyes.

"I can't. Edmund, I can't do this." She whispered. Edmund held her tighter.

"Shhhh. You can do this, Elora." He murmured.

She took a very shaky breath.

"I need to see them. I have to see them!" She exclaimed, he rubbed her back.

"Listen, it won't do any good to them if you're sick and exhausted too. Get some sleep and then go talk care of them, Celsa is in there with them now, you know you can trust her. Sleep for a bit... okay?" He stated. She nodded. Edmund smiled and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.

"I'll go check in them before I go look at stuff with Peter." He assured her, he kissed her and left. She watched him leave and fell asleep soon after...