Kindness was worried.

Envy's fever hadn't dropped, instead, it's been steadily going up.

She'd managed to keep him conscious and not-miserable for a few hours a few days ago, so she knew exactly what happened.

His fever hadn't gone down ever since he dropped to Earth.

Which means...

Day four of 38°C.

Sighing, Kindness reached over and peeled the lukewarm towel off his forehead.

Except that it wasn't lukewarm.

It was warm.

"Oh, no," Kindness muttered, reaching towards Envy's slightly damp forehead. The minute her fingers touched his face, she recoiled them immediately.

She felt like she'd just touched burning coal.

Kindness tried her best to put Envy in a sitting position. "Wake up!" she exclaimed, wishing her powers would work.

Envy was shocked into consciousness, his eyes bloodshot. "Ki-kindness?" he slurred. "Room... spinnin'... ev'rythin's... like it's... 'n fire..."

He started picking at something that wasn't there.

Instantly, Kindness knew what this is.

Delirium.

She propped him up with pillows and immediately checked Envy's fever while simultaneously giving him water and putting a new and colder wet towel on his forehead.

When his eyes slid closed, Kindness immediately shook him awake again. "Sorry, but no... Stay with me."

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