They tried to make the long trip to a new town and it was getting harder and harder for Claire to do certain tasks even standing up by herself was hard. Worst of all she was burning up and sweating even though she was barely moving and it wasn't even that hot out. Claire was also not really responding to her name being called like her mind was going else where. She didn't even remember Jaskier for three minutes and punched him so hard she knocked him out when he tried helping her up.

She was awake but at the same time when he asked her qestions she would stop talking mid sentence and talk about something that wasn't even relevant to what they were talking about. She was also now afraid of water making Geralt worry that she actually was sick and it wasn't her curse making her act this way. But she was perfectly fine when they left that town.

"Claire?" Geralt asked as Jaskier was still rubbing his jaw from where she punched him in the face.

"Claire?" Geralt asked again when there wasn't an answer from her.

He turned to look at her and it was clear that she wasn't all there. He stopped Roach and went to her horse and tried to get her to acknowledge him but she was staring off into nothingness. He carefully picked took her off her horse and tried to get her to stand but her legs gave out so he sat her down on the ground.

"Why is she like this?" Jaskier asked.

"Her curse maybe I don't know, she never really told me anything about what happened to her relatives that had this curse. This could even be new since she used her curse to save me," he informed as he felt her forhead and she was burning up.

Her long black hair was drenched in sweat and she was shaking.

"You are hot but you're also cold, I hope this isn't you actually dying right now Claire," Geralt said as Jaskier looked at him sadly.

"Do you think she is actually sick with something else?" Jaskier asked.

"I hope so but I don't know what sickness would make her be this way," he stated as he saw a small pond.

He picked her up and was once again going to try to cool her off. He started to head into to the water while Jaskier stayed behind and watched sadly as Geralt was trying to keep her alive. Claire started trying to get away from him and hiss as the water was getting closer and closer to touching her small body.

"Claire I'm sorry but you are to hot," he said as he was about to put her in the water.

"Geralt stop!" Jaskier yelled as Claire's hair barely touched the water but it ignited into flames.

"She will die if we can't lower her body temperature!" Geralt yelled.

"Look at her hair it's on fire!" He yelled as Geralt could now smell her hair burning and quickly got out of the water and put her hair out.

"What kind of monster would give a curse like this to someone?!" Geralt asked as he now had to wait to completely dry off to touch her again.

"I don't know but you can fix this, you fixed my curse," Jaskier informed.

"I caused it with the Jinn her curse a witch or a wizard cursed her family three hundred years ago! It has passed down for generations and I don't know the words I read all the books and there aren't any words to her curse! I need those to break this.

I can't give her healing potions because they will kill her, can't put her in water now because it will set her on fire, I have to watch her fucking die and there is nothing I can fucking do about it!" He yelled angerily.

"She said it wasn't going to be pretty, she gave you the option to leave her several times and you refused to do it. This curse is terrible and it's hard for everyone having to watch her go threw this and for her to go threw. It's inhumane, it's cruel beyond anything else, and we are the only people that actually ever gave a dam if she dies. No one else cares. You really care and I know you don't want her to see her die but look at her Geralt she can't even function as a human being. This might only be a small taste of what will happen to her," Jaskier pointed out as Geralt paused.

He didn't answer but went close to Claire heartbroken.

"Claire?" He asked as he tried to figure out if she was there or not.

She wouldn't even look at him so he slowly pulled out his knife and laid it next to him.

"Geralt what are you doing?" Jaskier asked.

"The same thing I hope someone would do for me if I was suffering and there was nothing that they could do for me," he said making Jaskier tear up.

"You can't just kill her! That is wrong and inhumane!" Jaskier informed.

"If she is in to much pain I will put her out of her misery myself. I'm not letting this curse of hers destroy the person I have come to know. I would have done it for you to if there was nothing to fix what I did to you," he informed.

"Claire, come on please. Please tell me you are still there," he said softly as he he held his knife in his hand.

He dropped it as she started throwing up blood all over him and she rested her head on his chest.

"Sorry... I don't fell so good..." she said weakly as she threw up again and he rubbed her back gently.

"It's okay... feel better?" He asked.

"No... I feel like I'm on fire.... like I'm roasting alive over an open fire. Is this is how our food feels?" She asked as he paused.

"If we kill our food right, it shouldn't feel pain. Claire I'm going to have to take off your dress you are way to hot," he informed.

"I don't feel... is it weird I fell both hot and cold?" She asked as he started to untie her dress in the back and Jaskier gave him a blanket to cover her up with.

"I think your curse is acting up, did this happen before?" He asked.

"I.. I can't remember I can't even think straight. Why do you have blood on you did you get in a fight?" She asked she sat up and looked at him weakly.

"You just threw it up," he answered making her sigh.

"You think this is my last day I'm going to live don't you? I never seen you look so sad before," she informed as he touched her long hair.

"I hope not but... you don't look good and we can't move you, you are in no shape for it," he informed.

"Geralt, remember when I told you to leave me behind, do it. I know you want to help but... look at me and tell me that I am fighting shape," she informed.

"The sun is setting soon, we will make camp here and the next town isn't to far. If you turn to a cat it will be easier for you to travel," he said as he took off her dress and covered her up.

He wiped the blood off of her face and he laid her down so she could rest.

"Try to sleep at least for an hour," he informed.

"You know if I sleep I might never wake up again," she said.

"I know but...night will come faster for you hopefully if you do," hesaid as he took his knife and put it away.

"Geralt you were foing to fucking murder her!" Jaskier whispered yelled as Geralt was washing the blood off of his cloths.

"Did it look like she was healthy?! I have no fucking idea if she was in pain, I don't know if she was suffering or not an I wasn't about to let it go on anymore! She didn't deserve that... I don't know how bad any of her family suffered but she deserves to be pit out of her misery if things were getting bad. I don't ever want to hear her beg me to kill her," he informed.

"You definitely have changed since meeting her Geralt," Jaskier informed.

Darkness started to come and Claire was getting worse. She was still burning up and now hopefully her cat form would come and ease her pain a bit. Claire was throwing up blood still and the sun began to set. Geralt rubbed her back until she sat up and covered her face as she screamed bloody murder.

"Claire what's wrong?!" Geralt asked as her face got engulfed into flamesand so did some parts of her body.

The blanket light up as well as the grass and now he hand no choice but to put her in the water as she screamed.

"My god!" Jaskier yelled as Geralt picked her up as her body gor quickly engulfed into flames and hurried to the water to put her out.

But before he could make it to the water Claire turned into a cat again and started purring like nothing was wrong. Geralt could smell burnt flesh and hair but Claire looked fine at least for now.

"We need to break this curse fast," Geralt informed as he held the tiny cat in his arms happy that she was alive well sort of alive anyway.