Tighnari always seemed to have a strong immune system, so when he began to cough, you grew worried. A few weeks ago, he could excuse his occasional coughs as just a cold, but now, he’d have a coughing fir every few minutes, and he’d often excuse himself only to come back with blood spatters on his clothes.

“…And this mushroom can be differentiated from the other one by the red colour of the cap.” You sat on the floor, watching Tighnari’s lecture on mycology. “This mushroom, the-“ all of a sudden, he stopped talking, turning pale. He made a strange, choked noise before clamping a hand over his mouth and running.