Stranded Ninja
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Chapter 1: Healing
LAST TIME ON STRANDED NINJA
"Not all of them died… Only two remain in this world the royal of Serenes; King Lorazeih and his son the Third Prince Reyson, yet this one who is close to my age and a female royal if the golden hair and pure white wings are any indicators. Quick send for a cleric this heron is injured and make sure she doesn't tell nobody that a third royal heron lives," Sanaki orders Sigrun.
Making haste, she left to get a trustworthy cleric.
Glancing at the unconscious heron Sanaki say in a low voice, "My wish may come true sooner than I think."
CURRENT TIME
"What's taking Sigrun so long?" muttered the young empress as she watches the young heron's white clothing dye crimson from her blood spilling.
Kneeling Sanaki put her small hand over the wound near the heron's heart and press down trying to stop more blood from coming out.
"EMPRESS! There you are. I've been looking for you since I saw Sigrun walking with haste not answering me where you were," a worn-out voice called out to Sanaki
Hearing the familiar voice, Sanaki stood up and turn to her bodyguard "Tanith, what should I do? The blood won't stop coming out," she said with a scared voice.
Seeing the frightened face and bloody hands of her Empress, Sigrun rush to her side kneeling to her height. Gently holding her shoulders, she asks with a worried voice "Empress are you alright?! Where are you hurt? Is that why Sigrun was walking in a hurry. Was it to get a cleric to heal you?"
"I'm not hurt, but if we don't do something she'll bleed to death," states Sanaki turning her head towards the wounded heron.
Standing up, Tanith looks toward the direction that her Empress was looking and found a young blonde girl, about the same age as the Empress, four foot seven inches two inches taller than the Empress, crimson spreading over her white clothes and beginning to stain her white wings "Wait, blonde hair, white wings?! A royal heron!" Tanith exclaims bewildered. "But I thought only two were left alive?" Tanith continues.
"Yes, and there will be only two if we don't do something. So please help me," answers Sanaki.
'This is the first time I have seen Apostle Sanaki throw away her decorum and beg her for help' thought Tanith before answering "Okay first I'll cut away her shirt." Drawing her sword, Tanith carefully cut the shirt on the front and the shoulders; leaving the heron's upper body bare, "This way when Sigrund comes with the cleric and heals her it'll be easy to stitch the wound," she explains.
Taking off her dark purple cape, Tanith uses it to stem the heron's blood, "Now she won't bleed to death until Sigrun come with the cleric" states Tanith.
"I'm sorry for the delay Empress!" states Sigrun her breath ragged. Recovering her breath, she introduces the cleric behind her "This is Ashley."
"Your Highness, Commander Sigrun explain the details on our way here" Ashley explain while doing a curtsy.
"Please, hurry" Sanaki urges.
Dropping her curtsy, Ashley goes toward Tanith and down heron; kneeling she checks her pulse. Feeling the pulse, she sighs in relief "She still alive thank Ashera," Ashley says out loud, taking the worry out of everyone present before explaining further "But she is not out of danger yet. Now Deputy Commander please slowly take away your cape so that I can heal her with the Recover staff. Unfortunately, it won't heal completely, so once the wound becomes small enough, then I'll stitch to close it."
Sanaki and her two bodyguards watch as a green light cover the wound; first the bleeding stop within a few minutes then within the half hour wound shrunk in size.
"Now… we can stitch the wound together," Ashley said between breaths looking exhausted. Taking out a need and a string from her pouch she began stitching the wound together; it to no less than two minutes. Looking toward the royal guard she asks, "Can either of you help me move her to a more accommodating room; where we can clean off her body and dress her in clean clothing."
Tanith carefully carries the heron and slowly walk to the Empress' room where there is a secret room (which Sanaki permitted to use). What usually would take ten minutes to walk, took thirty minutes. Once inside Sanaki directed them towards a sconce and pulled it down. Immediately the wall next to the sconce open revealing the secret room. Walking in the three looks around while Sanaki went to another sconce and pulled it up, closing the wall. The secret room is windowless, has one luxurious bed and another room as the bathroom. Quickly taking the young heron to the restroom; once taking off the scorched skirt, stockings and undergarment, Tanith took her toward the bathtub slowly lowering into the water, while Tanith held her head over water wash her hair while Ashley and Sigrun scrub off the dirt and dry blood from the rest of her hair, wings, and body.
After the half-hour bath, they took her out and began drying her while Sanaki brought one of her knickers and nightgowns in which they had to cut open some holes for her wings; when they finished dressing her up, they took her to bed and covered her with the luxurious red duvet.
Sanaki then grabs a chair pull it close to the bed, and while looking towards the unconscious, injured heron she prayed "Oh benevolent Goddess Ashera may this heron have a quick recovery." Before long, her eyes began to close but not before saying "Get well soon Lost Princess." Falling asleep on the mattress while remaining seated she unconsciously grabbed the heron's hand.