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I'm waking up slowly with an intense pain at my back. I'm groaning in pain and- Wait a sec! I'm feeling arms around me and a body against mine. Okay, I'm trying to not panic as I'm thinking it's maybe Jay. Yeah, I maybe fell asleep and he joined me to be sure I wasn't cold. Yeah, pretty sure it's-

Wait! Jay doesn't smell a mix of fights and old books. Jay smells like oceans. The one smelling like that is-

I'm opening my eyes faster and I'm seeing Archie's sleeping face. He seems to be peaceful and- Oh dear gods! Please, don't tell me he's naked. Wait, I'm topless- Oh, almost topless. I didn't see the bandage covering my chest. What in the hell happened?

I'm looking at him, hoping to find a clue. One part of his left arm is bandage. That only means we had a fight. Now, I'm remembering what happened yesterday. The kidnapping, the escape, the fight. Oh dear. You saved me Arch... But at what price?

I'm trying to turn, to get away from him but my back is hurting me to a point I can't move. I'm hitting him delicately on the chest and he's groaning. He's opening his eyes and smiling as he's closing them.

''Good morning.'' He's saying and I'm glaring at him.

''Don't you Good morning me! What are you doing in the bed with me, almost naked?'' I'm saying with anger and he's opening his eyes with surprise.

''Err, okay? Waking up in the wrong side? Don't you remember what happened yesterday?'' He's asking with an eyebrow rising and I'm sighing.

''Only the fight after we escaped. I can't remember after that. Did I fall unconscious?'' I'm asking and he's shaking his head in a way to tell me I was right and wrong in the same time.

''An arrow hit you. You were hurt. I took you to the closer village and they cured you. They were to ask to a man to keep your temperature correctly but I didn't trust them. Err, did I do something bad?'' He's asking after his explication. I'm smiling in happiness and relief as I'm letting out a giggle with his face.

''No, don't worry. You did perfectly. I'm sorry for my panic.'' I'm saying and he's smiling too.

''Don't mention it. If I were you, I would panic too. So, ready to get out of the bed?'' He's asking and I'm nodding. ''Okay. Stay in the bed for now. I can guess with a wound like the one you have is difficult to move. I'll help you.''

My god, did he blame himself for my wound? I'm surprise he wants to help me like that but with this wound, I'm not the one who'll reject his help.

He's getting off the bed. Guess I was wrong. He's only wearing his pants and maybe under his underwear, socks and his brace. He's placing on his shirt and he's going to my direction. He's helping me to sit and I'm holding his shoulders and back. Oh, by all the gods! The pain! I can't contain the sound of pain from my mouth.

''Ah, ah, ah! Archie! Easy!'' I'm crying in his ear, holding his shoulders hard.

''Sorry. There.'' I'm finally sitting on the bed and I'm losing my grip. ''I'll help you to place on your shirt, no comments from you.''

I'm sighing and Archie is taking my- What the- ''Archie, what happened to my shirt? It's ripped.''

He's looking quickly the shirt and by his face, I understand he knows how it was ripped. ''The arrow. Your cape is ripped too.''

My cape is- Oh, that's just great. Archie's placing my arms in the holes and raising it. Thank god, my shirt can be stretch and the collar is not small. He's slowly placing correctly my shirt. He's passing his hand on my neck before he's raising my hair out of the shirt.

''Okay, finally you were right. I almost didn't feel any pain. Thanks.'' I'm saying with a smile.

''It's nothing, Terry. Come on, I'll help you to go downstairs.'' He's taking my arm and placing it around his shoulders. He's taking me to the waist and raising me. He's guiding me to the door. He's looking at a chair and he's looking perplex.

''What's the matter?'' I'm asking and he's signing.

''It's probably nothing. I placed our capes on that chair yesterday. Maybe the old lady took them.''

''Yeah, may- Old lady?'' I'm asking and he's nodding, smiling.

''Right, I forgot to warn you. The owner of this house is an old lady. She's really nice.'' Archie's explaining as we're going downstairs. I'm smelling a small fire with something disgusting. Great, it's time for the nausea. We're arriving downstairs and an old lady is cooking something with an old cauldron under a fire. She's looking at us as she's hearing us arriving.

''Ah, good morning. I'm glad to see you alright dear. Sit at the table; I'll give you a good meal. It'll give you energy.'' She's saying and Archie's guiding me to the table. He's helping me to sit and he's sitting next to me.

''Time to the fight!'' Archie and I are jumping in surprise and we're looking so fast next to us. A young boy with a cauldron on his head like a helmet is looking like he's going to fight. He's really adorable. He's looking at us and pointing at us with his eyes full of surprise.

''Erwin! Don't point at people. It's impolite.'' The old lady's saying to the young boy.

''But grandma, I know them. Especially the boy. He and his girlfriend with hair like fire saved me and mama from an attack.'' I swear to god, I never saw Archie turning livid so fast. He's looking like he's going to faint.

''Are... are you kidding me? From which village?'' Archie's asking with a shaking voice and Erwin's thinking about it.

''Fresta. You don't remember? Two men were to shot at me and mama and your girlfriend ran like wind. She knocked them and you went to us and asked if we're fine.'' He's explaining as he's miming what happened.

''Ah right, I remember. The young boy with his mother. Damn, I slept badly during days after that.'' Archie's saying, whispering under his breath his last sentence. I remember all of us slept pretty bad after the attack on Fresta. The enemies killed some children, which was so horrible to see.

''Yeah, you saved my grandchild and my daughter. I can't thank you enough for that.'' The old lady's saying as she's placing two bowls in front of us on the table. Archie and I are blushing before we're looking at the bowl. Well, I find the source of the bad smell.

I'm taking my spoon and eating the thing, whatever it is. Oh damn, the taste! It's so bad. I'm coughing up what I had in my mouth. I don't want to be disrespectful but it was that or I was going to be sick. I'm hearing a giggle and I'm looking at the old lady.

''I was wondering if you could eat that stuff. The taste is strong. We have a lot of difficulty to cook. It's winter and with all the attacks, you can guess how our cooking is.'' She's saying with a smile.

''Yeah, I understand. It's- Oh, for heaven sake! Archie!'' I don't want to believe my eyes. Archie is eating that thing like it was absolutely normal.

''What? I grew up in a military base. I ate worst.'' I'm holding back a giggle when he did a disgusting face. ''Okay, that thing is closer to be the worst.''

''I need to go outside.'' I'm saying as I'm trying to stand up. Archie is hurrying to help me and I'm seeing a wood cane in front of me as I was to go to the door. I'm looking down and I'm seeing the young boy.

''Use it. More useful.'' I'm smiling and I'm taking it. Oh gods, I just notice. This maybe four years old boy doesn't have his left leg after the knee. Now I understand why Archie turned livid when he saw the young boy.

''Also, I noticed your cape was damage, so I sewed it.'' The old lady is saying as she's giving me back my cape.

''Thank you.'' I'm saying with a smile and she's shaking her head.

''Don't thanks me. Just be careful.'' I'm nodding before I leave the house.