Enchantment ch 25

Sarah hung up the phone and reached over to gently touch Xandria's forehead. She quickly pulled her hand back Xandria was burning up. Sarah got up to go get the guys. She headed out the door. "Hey guys did any of you happen to take her temperature?" said Sarah.

Caleb looked up at her "no why?" said Caleb "because she's burning up" said Sarah. The boys headed upstairs. Tyler at a dead run ahead of the group. He went into the room and put his hand on her forehead. He quickly jerked his hand back and swore. "Caleb do you have a thermometer?" asked Tyler

"Ah I don't know, let me look," said Caleb he headed for the bathroom and dug through the cabinets. Couldn't find one so headed to his moms bathroom. His mom found him digging through the drawers. "What are you looking for?" said his mom. "A thermometer, Xandria is hot we want to check if she has a fever" said Caleb.

His mom opened an upper cabinet and pulled out a digital thermometer. "Here, I'm not even going to ask why she isn't at a hospital," said his mom. "Thanks mom" said Caleb taking the thermometer out of her hand. He kissed her cheek and headed down the hall.

He handed the thermometer to Tyler. He held it in her mouth and pushed the button. When it beeped he looked at the reading.

His eyes went wide the temp read 110 degrees. "Oh shit, we need to cool her down," said Tyler. Pogue picked up the thermoter and glanced at the reading "well that definitely can't be normal" he said. "Even for her" said Reid. Tyler pulled the sheets back and pulled her up right. "Guys help me get her to the bathroom" said Tyler They helped carry her to the bathroom. Pogue turned on the water "not too cold Pogue we don't want to throw her body into shock" said Reid. "Easy baby I got you" said Tyler.

He was holding her upright. "Turn on the shower" said Tyler. Pogue hit the dial and water sprayed down. They didn't know how to get her in. so Tyler climbed in holding her upright. He held her under the water as the cold water ran over her. "Its going to be ok, I've got you" whispered Tyler

He must have stood in there for a while because he was starting to lose feeling in his arms. She felt cooler to him but he couldn't tell. The doorbell rang downstairs and Caleb went to answer it.

Caleb dried his hands on his pants and opened the door. Standing on his porch was a man that vaguely resembled Richard dean Anderson. "Hello you must be Caleb," said the man. He had a slight accent that Caleb couldn't identify "Connor?" said Caleb. "The one and only" he said. "May I come in?" he asked. Then Caleb remembered something Xandria had told him about the wards.

They wouldn't allow those who mean them harm to pass. Caleb stepped back "go right ahead," said Caleb. "Why thank you lad" said the man and stepped through the door and over the ward. Caleb almost sighed in relief.

Connor looked at the ward carved into the door and realized why the boy had stepped back. He wanted to see if he could pass the wards. Connor obliged him and walked through it.

"Now where is my niece?" asked Connor. Upstairs she had a fever we're trying to cool her down," said Caleb. Connor headed for the stairs and took the stairs two at a time. He heard the water running and walked into the bathroom.

Caleb followed him up the stairs and into he bathroom. He found Tyler in the shower holding Xandria like his life depended on it. The man, Connor was swearing. In some language none of them recognized. "Ok get her out of the water and bring her here" said Connor. Tyler looked at him in shock. Then slowly obeyed the older man. "I take it your Connor?" said Reid as he walked out of the bathroom.

"Yes that would be me," said the man. Tyler stepped out of the shower balancing Xandria in his arms. Connor wrapped a towel around her and lifted her without any effort at all. He carried her back down the hallway. Reid got the door for him and he carried her into the room.

He laid Xandria on the bed and uncovered her to look at her wounds. "What did these?" said Connor. He pointed to the gashes all over her body. "He had her tied to a tree with razor wire," said Tyler. He was dripping still and wrapped in a towel. Connor looked shocked for a moment and then pissed. He swore again in that strange language.

"Everybody out" said Connor. The boys stayed were they were. He turned to look at them stunned that they hadn't listened. "I need to heal her, I do not have time for insolence now leave" said Connor. "We know and we're staying, we know what she is" said Tyler

Connor looked irritated "very well but do not interfere" said Connor. He held his hands over her wounds and closed his eyes. His hands glowed for a brief minute and the flesh was pulled back together. His hands roved over her, closing the wounds everywhere they were above. Then he moved down her legs and paused. "Her legs were broken?" he said in disbelief.

"Yeah and also her wings" said Tyler. Connor looked over at him. Tyler was sitting closer to the bed. The boy looked worried about her. "So you did see then?" said Connor "who did this glamour then?" asked Connor. Reid held up his hand "you can do magic?" said Connor. "We all can, will she be all right?' asked Tyler.

" Yes just as soon as I treat her wings, do you mind?" said Connor. Reid's eyes went black for a second and Xandria looked like her fairy self. Battered but not human looking any more. He tilted her sideways and held his hand over the wounds. The same as he did with her other injuries. After he had treated both of her wings. He covered her up with the blankets.

"We need to talk and she needs to rest," said Connor. He stood slowly and headed for the door. The boys followed him out of the room. Pogue checked on Kate when they reached the downstairs area. Reid peeked in on Bunny before coming downstairs.

Sarah was waiting downstairs when they came down. "You must be Sarah," said Connor "Connor" he said extending his hand. He noticed Kate snoozing on the couch and looked at the others "I take it she doesn't know?" he asked. "No" Caleb said. They walked into the other room and Connor sat down. Caleb's mother was sitting by the fire again

Connor noticed she was drinking a glass of scotch and sat down near her. 'Start at the beginning" said Connor

Caleb looked at his mom sitting there calmly sipping her scotch. Connor noticed his gaze and when she set the glass down. He gently picked it up before she could. He met her eyes and said "my lady you have no need of this"

She blinked at him once but made no move to retrieve the glass." Now where were we?" said Connor