Fern's Three-Day Silent Revenge

Fern

(This infection is killing, but the dentist said I can't talk.)

Frieren

Fern, your face looks like you've been sucking on sour lemons.

Frieren

Did Stark eat your pudding again?

Fern

(Just leave me alone... I can't even explain...)

Stark

Hey Fern, why are you giving Frieren the silent treatment? That's usually my thing.

Fern

(It's not silent treatment if I literally can't speak!)

Frieren

Wait, what's this note from the healer's office?

Frieren

"Post-tooth extraction infection - patient must remain silent for three days."

Stark

So she's not mad at us? Thank goodness!

Stark

Though I bet she's enjoying having an excuse to ignore us.

Frieren

Since Fern can't protest, I can finally organize my spell components properly.

Frieren

These toenail clippers work perfectly for trimming mandrake roots.

Fern

(Those are the same clippers she uses on her actual feet!)

Stark

Man, this is the life. No one yelling at me for having bad manners.

Stark

Hey Frieren, do you think if I eat these boogers, it counts as recycling?

Fern

(I'M GOING TO KILL THEM BOTH WHEN I CAN TALK AGAIN!)

Frieren

Fern's face is turning the same color as those pickled beets she hates.

Frieren

This might be the most expressive she's been all week.

Fern

(They think they won? I'll show them...)

Frieren

What's this? A note from Fern?

Frieren

"I've been recording everything you did. When I can speak again, I'm telling Master Heiter about your 'experiments' with his spellbooks."

Stark

SHE CAN WRITE?!

Stark

Frieren, do something! Heiter'll make us copy his entire collection of etiquette manuals by hand!

Fern

(Two can play this game...)

Frieren

She's actually threatening us? How adorable.

Frieren

Let's see how she reacts to my new spell.

Stark

Frieren, maybe we should stop? She's got that look...

Stark

The same look she gets before she explodes!

Frieren

Zoltraak's Annoying Echo - makes everything you say repeat three times!

Frieren

Now Stark, say something embarrassing!

Stark

I didn't steal Fern's cookies! I didn't steal Fern's cookies! I didn't steal Fern's cookies!

Stark

Make it stop! Make it stop! Make it stop!

Fern

(That's it. Medical restrictions be damned.)

Fern

(Zoltraak's Thunderous Retribution!)

Frieren

My hair! My beautiful hair!

Frieren

She actually cast it... through the pain...

Stark

Worth... it... heard... her... voice...

Stark

She... broke... silence... for... us...

Fern

(It hurts... but watching them get zapped was worth it.)

Fern

Three days of silence while you two acted like animals.

Fern

We need to discuss proper library behavior.

Frieren

But Fern, you were the one who cast lightning in a library.

Frieren

That's against at least seven rules.

Stark

I already apologized for the booger thing!

Stark

Fifty times!

Fern

That's not the point! You took advantage of my condition.

Fern

Using toenail clippers for spell components, Frieren?

Frieren

They were sterilized by magic afterwards.

Frieren

Very efficient resource management.

Fern

(I can't believe I missed lecturing them for three whole days.)

Stark

Does this mean you'll make us copy etiquette manuals?

Stark

Because Heiter's collection is really, really boring...

Fern

No copying. Something much better.

Fern

You'll both write apology essays. Five thousand words each.

Frieren

Five thousand? That's more words than I've spoken this month!

Stark

I don't even know five thousand words...

Stark

Can I draw pictures instead?

Fern

Oh, and Stark? Your essay topic is "Why Proper Hygiene is Important."

Fern

Include detailed sections on nose-picking etiquette.