(Catherine's POV)
I rushed towards the door, only to be stopped by the captain's arm restraining me from going across the hall.
"No, Miss Tarleton. You must not go in there. Please stay here and wait for me to return...I need to talk to you about the colonel."
"What about him?" I questioned eagerly.
"Just stay here and I will be back shortly."
The captain continued down the hall leaving the sour smell of vomit and a few tiny drops of blood on the floor. I went and sat on the bed, anticipating the captains' arrival. Five minutes passed...then ten...soon fifteen minutes had passed before the captain appeared in my doorway.
"You wanted to speak with me?"
"Yes. Thank you for waiting. Now about the colonel. The doctor said that the blade was laced with cyanide. He said that the amount of poison wasn't lethal, however, the wounds were deep. Very deep. It will take a lot of time for him to recover from the wounds and we will have to let the poison run its course. And because it is my responsibility to take over his duties, someone will need to care for him during this process. I am here to ask you if you would be willing to take care of the colonel while I take care of his duties."
"Yes, of course."
"Now, you will need to clean the wounds every thirty minutes and re-bandage them every hour."
I looked at him with concern and doubt in my eyes. "He will be able to recover...won't he."
"Yes. but as I said before, it will take a lot of time. Lest you wish for me to find someone else. A servant perhaps to take care of him."
"No no. I can do it."
"Very well. Follow me down to the linen closet. You can help me by getting some fresh linens for Col. Tavington's bed. He...soiled the others."
I flashed a quick smile as I got up to help the captain.
"Here.." said the captain as we reached the linen closet. "sThese should fit nicely."
"Thank you." I replied.
"Now look, I have be going; I am very tired and I have a lot of work ahead of me now that I'm covering both mine and Col. Tavington's duties. Do you think you can manage now without me?"
"Yes." I replied. "Go on and get some sleep. I'll be fine."
Capt. Bordon smiled.
"Thank you for doing this. I know he'll be grateful. Good night, Miss Tarleton."
"Good night, Captain."