Her stomach seemed to be on fire now, and Alice found herself desperate for a way to cool it. She looked over to the visitor she had almost forgotten. "Wait!" she cried out as she saw the young man turn. She was unable to lift herself off the ground. "Water... please..." she begged.

Oh goodness. Did it expect him to carry her to a sink smelling like that? He tripped over a rock in his rush to not look in a hurry.