Infected with taint

The older unicorn had wasted no time in wrapping me with the rest of our medical bandages as she scolded me on taking on yet another gruesome attack for the team. But with the pain gone, and out of the choking smoke, I felt assured that I had done the right thing. There was something wrong with me, I could feel it where the spit had hit me. Something crawling beneath my skin that even Velvet’s spell couldn’t cover. I had floated my own forehoof so I could check my PipBuck’s medical diagnostic spell. It confirmed that I was suffering from something, but it couldn’t determine what that something was. It wasn’t poison, and I checked clean for spore infestation. No, the spore-sewage of those floating plants had been laced with Taint.