Daniela places you gently upon the bed, leaving Bela and Cassandra to toy a little more with their food. Alcina is gone a while, but it's not as if you even notice, you're still coming and going. The axe still hadn't been removed, possibly due to having you bleed out if it was.
"Hold on, mother will be here soon." Daniela soothes you, which to any ordinary person they wouldn't have even believed such a monster as her could be soft and gentle.
You desperately wanted to shift, to become your usual kitten form. Anything to ease the pain. Thankfully Daniela's soothing words as well as your ability to be able to purr put you at somewhat ease. Plus your purring was also putting Daniela at ease.
"How is she?"
It was Cassandra and she was covered in more blood than usual. She too picked up on the sound of your purring and softened that little bit more.
"Content," Daniela shrugged. "I just hope the healer gets here soon."
No sooner had she said that, Alcina was gesturing a silver haired young looking woman into the room before ducking down to pass through herself. Bela being the last to join.
"What do we have here?" she smiled fondly, moving the two daughters aside gently with a hand upon their back. "Thank you, dears."
Your purring stopped as soon as Daniela stepped aside so that the slightly taller woman could gain access.
"Axe to the leg," she frowns while placing a hand upon your head to then softly say something. "Could one of you be a dear and pass me the green vial from my bag?"
Daniela walked over to the healers bag and started to fish around in it before holding up a green vial.
"The other one, dear."
Putting that one back, she grabbed another.
"That's the one, thank you." She smiled as Daniela handed it over.
Popping the stopper with her teeth, she then poured the liquid into your mouth while also muttering more words. A smile broke out on your face as she pulled away to inspect your leg.
"Would one of you like to do the honours?" she asked as Cassandra stepped over to take hold of the axe while the healer held your leg. With one swift pull up, the axe came free with somewhat of a blood spray.
"It has nicked an artery. Pass the blue vial, thank you Alcina."
Pouring the liquid into your open wound, you now grimaced as Alcina stepped over to massage her fingers through your hair. Steam arouse from the wound as the artery was promptly sealed.
"Bela, dear, could you crush those leaves for me. Make a fine paste with that," she said while handing over what was left of the blue liquid.
Bela started on the leaves while the woman got to work on mixing a few other liquids. Her fingers brushed upon the open wound before she brought them to her lips. She licked it off her fingers to then look to Alcina.
"Shapeshifter," Alcina informed her.
"Ah, I've not ever seen one in the flesh before."
"It was a surprise to me as well," Alcina shrugged.
"I've done the leaves," Bela now offered up the bowl to her.
"Thank you, dear." She smiles as she takes it back to now start putting it in your open wound. "Give her a few days at most. She shouldn't be shifting in her state either. So make sure that doesn't happen."
Alcina nods in response, her fingers still nestled in your hair.
"Well then, if you need me again you know what to do." She now says after wrapping your leg with a bandage. "Oh, that potion may make her a tad unsettled."
And with that she headed back out the door.
"So now what?" Cassandra asked sounding slightly bored.
"We wait," Alcina sighed as she made herself more comfortable.
Stirring awake, you wonder just where you are and what had happened.
"Shush," Alcina soothes you as you start to twist and squirm to get out of her grasp. "Easy."
"Kill!" you hiss. "Kill for Alcina!"
You try to shift, but she stops that too.
"Easy, Kitten." She soothes you again before starting to sing you back to sleep.
You can't help but go limp before closing your eyes.
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You awaken yet again sometime later, finding Alcina's head resting upon yours. Your stomach pains you and you move your head slightly, hand coming to Alcina's arm.
"Hungry," you tell her as she stirs awake.
She gives a small groan as she stretches. The three must have left sometime ago to possibly finish off the two hunters. It would explain the screams that integrated into her dream.
"Stay there and I'll go fetch you something to eat," she kisses the top of your head before leaving.
"Alcina," you whine as she slips from the bed.
"I won't be long," she smiles at you, just as the door bursts open.
"She's gone, mother!"
Alcina frowned, turned to you before looking back at Bela.
"Leave her," she let it slide.
"But, mother-"
Alcina walked over to her, placing a hand gently on her daughters shoulder.
"Just leave it be, darling. We have more pressing matters at hand."
"Mother?" Bela looked up at her.
"Bela."
"Fine," she sighs, taking the hint Alcina was growing more annoyed with her.
She slipped from the room, leaving Alcina to turn back to you again.
"Stay," she softly says to you before ducking out the room.
Once she's left, you can't help but pull yourself up. You hiss at the pain in your leg, but that won't stop you. Animals in the wild would tear and bite off their own limbs to survive. Though you weren't wanting to survive, you simply wanted to be with Alcina. You'd crawl if you had to.
"Must get to Alcina," you push yourself to move to the edge of the bed.
Once there, you dropped off the edge with a painful thud.
"Alcina!" you whimper as you push yourself to stand using the bedside table.
Once you were standing, you then half dragged yourself to the door to step out.
"Find Alcina," you say as you dragged yourself down the hallway. "Kill!"
You grimace at the pain in your head, shaking the bad thoughts aside.
"Find Alcina," you press on.
Your leg was giving you a little difficulty with movement, but your determination was stronger and had you at the top of the stairs now. Taking them one at a time, you manage to make it down. Only you have no idea just where she was. Faint screams rang out through the castle and had you turning to where it was coming from. Slowly making your way over to where you remember was the way to the dungeon, you head down. The sound of your mistresses voice excites you and you forget all about your leg, only to end up falling down with a hiss.
"Kitten!" a very stern looking face is looking down on you.
"Wanting to find, Alcina." You whine.
"How many times do I have to tell you," she sighs as she lifts you up and into her arms as if you were a rather large child.
"Hurts," you rub your head against hers.
"Shush," she sighs, stroking a hand down through your hair. "You're going to have to listen to me when I tell you to stay. If not I may have to start punishing you."
"No, don't want Alcina to be angry with me." You bury your face into her neck.
"I'm not angry. I just want to protect you," she tells you softly.
"Protect Alcina," you respond.
"Then we'll protect each other, but you need to learn better. Curious kitten's never get out of punishment."
"Sorry," you whisper as another scream fills the dungeon.
Alcina carries you back to where her daughters were still torturing the hunters. One had already been sliced down the chest, possibly by her.
"Cut his legs off!" Cassandra smirked.
"No! Please!" the man begged as Daniela raised her sickle with Bela holding the man in place.
"Please no!"
In one swift movement she sliced into his leg making him scream in agony. Pulling back the sickle from being embedded in the bone, she struck again. His leg was now hanging by a thread, that thread being a small amount of skin. Cassandra made short work of it as she ripped it off completely before throwing it back at him.
"Are you getting a kick out of this?" she laughed along with the other two.
"Do the other," Bela grinned.
Daniela swung her sickle harder this time, slicing the other leg right off.
"I hope you all burn in hell!" he screamed in agony.
Growing bored, Alcina extended her claws and ran them through his skull.
"Feed?" you ask.
"No, I wouldn't want you getting sick on this piece of filth." Alcina glares at the man.
"What should we do with the other?" Cassandra asks.
"Let the failures have him," she said while turning to take you back upstairs.
Bela and Daniela cut the other down to throw to the pale zombie/vampire like creatures, who hacked and slashed at him before finishing him off as a snack.
"I'll let you eat something fresh," Alcina smiled down on you. "How does a young maiden sound?"
You can't help but smile at the thought of food.
"Hungry," you tell her once more as she settles you down at the dinner table.
" Cristina," she beckons.
A young dark haired woman steps cautiously into the room.
"My lady?"
"Come child, I won't bite." Alcina smiles at her.
The young woman makes her way over to place her hand in the larger woman's. She knew it was a mistake as soon Alcina's grip on hers tightens.
"I heard you were going through some problems," she continues to smile. "Let me relieve you of such things."
"Y-Yes, my lady. I'd rather not burden you with them though." She said while trying to get away, only Alcina's grip grew so strong it actually ground the bones together before breaking them.
The maid screamed as Alcina smiled.
"I'm so very sorry, my dear. I don't know my own strength, but you know I have a hungry kitten that awaits her food."
"I-I'm sorry, my lady." She stammers through sobs.
Alcina raises her other hand, claws extending before striking through the young woman's skull. Retracting her claws she laid the woman down before reaching right inside her to rip out her heart which she handed over to you.
"Eat," she nods and you can't help but dig in.