Selina landed hard on her shoulder, pain instantly shooting though to her
arm. She had also received a hard blow to the head, and everything seemed
fuzzy and hard to comprehend.
Mastering as much will power as possible, she managed to drag herself over to a tree and prop up against it. Her knee was now numb and tingly, but her shoulder still seared painfully. Blood from the gash on her forehead began to drip down past her nose, but she could not care less. She was so terribly afraid, it was so dark and she was all alone, injured and unable to move.
Suddenly she heard a chilling neigh in the distance. "Oh Morion, please come back," she sobbed softly. She went to grab her wand from inside her robes, but found it tangled up inside them, and as she tried to reach further in, her shoulder cracked in protest, causing agonising torture. Then she heard Lucius, calling, from what it sounded. "I'm here," she croaked feebly, knowing it was useless.
An eerie breeze, chill and threatening suddenly crept up, causing Selina to gasp. It wasn't a strong breeze yet it chilled her right to the core. Something was terribly amiss. Then she saw it: a shadow, only just distinguishable from the intense darkness by its liquidly outline. From the distance it was only faint, but for some reason it struck terror in Selina's heart.
It began to glide smoothly and effortlessly forward, slowly becoming slightly more visible. Selina wanted to run, or at least crawl away, but fear pulsed through her, spreading through her whole body like poison, and froze her up. As it came closer she could hear an undertone whispering on the wind, only just audible. It enticed her into a trance like state, all her senses seemed dulled and her mind became cloudy. She felt her head bowing downwards and her chin on her chest.
*
Lucius turned his steed around, and directed it to fly directly downwards. They crashed through the canopy, branches and limbs scratching and scraping at them. Khelik landed gently and only took a matter of seconds to regain his speed as they sped along the path.
"Please let this be the right direction," Lucius said to himself.
Suddenly he spotted a figured up ahead. He urged Khelik on faster. But there was something else there- an inky shape, barely visible seemed to be right upon a body. The figure could have easily been mistaken for his imagination, but as it heard him thundering up the path, it turned and fled, melting into the night.
He pulled Khelik to an abrupt halt, and dismounted smoothly. Yes, it was definitely her. She was slumped up against a tree, her long hair covering her face. He rushed over and kneeled down in front of her. Brushing her smooth hair aside, he was shocked by her deathly pale face, blood standing out vividly in contrast. Gently, he lifted her chin and felt round her neck for a pulse. Her skin was warm, and sure enough he felt her pulse throb against his fingers.
Suddenly she began to stir, groaning softly. "Selina, you're alright.you're safe, its gone." Lucius said quietly, so as not to startle her. Her eyes slowly opened, and as she looked at him he saw the relief wash over her face. "I.," she started, "I can't walk." She attempted to move her right leg out of its awkward position, but immediately stopped as the pain spasamed through her leg. "Its ok," he reassured her, "don't move it yet. Now, where are you injured?" She considered the question, then rested her hand over her shoulder. "I think I've dislocated my knee, and I fell on my shoulder."
"Well. come, we'll firstly get you back to the house," Lucius said purposefully, and went to carefully pick her up. Selina screamed. Lucius recoiled quickly, startled by the pain he'd caused her. He then pulled his wand out, pointing it to her shoulder and knee in turn, muttering a spell. Selina instantly felt the areas stiffen.
Lucius eased her into his arms, and when she showed no more signs of intolerable pain, he stood up. "It will be too bumpy to ride back," he said to no one in particular, "I'll have to apparate." He called Khelik over, whispered something in a strange language to him, and he took off back down the path.
Suddenly Selina felt a spinning sensation, and they arrived in the Manor with a 'pop'. They were in a room which she hadn't yet seen. Lucius carried her over to a couch in front of a large fireplace that was magically set ablaze.
He set her down gently, and removed her torn robes, to reveal black fitted pants and a silken blouse. These were relatively intact apart from a large tear from her left knee down to her ankle, which exposed her creamy skin that now bore several small cuts, each bleeding freely.
Lucius focused his attention firstly on these, summoning a basin of a pale turquoise liquid and bathing the wounds with it. Selina felt the cool tingle as it touched her skin, and healed over the cuts.
He worked his way up her body, healing the cuts, and as he did so found himself subconsciously analysing her form. At this proximity he could now tell that she definitely wasn't a girl anymore; she had filled out in all the right places, her legs were long and slender, and her small waist was accentuated by the delicate curve of her hips. As he went to wash the laceration on her forehead, her mahogany eyes met his, banished of all immaturity and filled with wisdom.
Now that the surface area was healed, Lucius went to begin on her shoulder and knee. As he slipped her shoulder free of the blouse, he saw a slight blush creep up her face. He took out his wand, removed the stiffening spell from the area. He could see her muscles relax instantly. Trying his best to be gentle, he felt around her shoulder, occasionally drawing a pained gasp from Selina.
He frowned, then moved down to examine her knee. He had barely touched it when Selina let out a cry of agony. "Well," he said, "I am no mediwizard, but I'm certain you have dislocated your knee. That is fairly easily fixed, however-
He trailed off, looking back up to her bare shoulder. "-however I'm not sure of the injury to your shoulder. It can be mended with an internal healing draught, though it takes a few hours to have full effect."
Selina sighed. "Well, lets get it over with." Lucius left the room briefly, to return moments later with a small vial of potion. "I'll mend your knee first," he said, and took out his wand. "I'm sorry, but this won't be pleasant. Brace yourself." Selina squeezed her eyes shut.
"Repairus nemuso!" Lucius bellowed, and instantly Selina felt a bolt of energy shiver down her body, and explode agonisingly at her knee. She screamed. Lucius quickly came to her side, grabbing her hand in his. She squeezed it gratefully with all her strength, causing his knuckles to turn white. She now cried openly, not caring that Lucius saw, as her knee throbbed angrily.
As her sobs subsided, he pressed the small bottle to her lips and persuaded her to swallow. "Don't worry," he said reassuringly, "this won't hurt, it has a numbing agent. Although it may make you drowsy."
Selina downed the potion reluctantly, as it smelt foul and tasted just as bad. She could feel the potion draining down her body, firstly numbing her aching head, then working its way down to her shoulder and knee. She was just starting to feel sleepy, when suddenly she sat up.
"T-That that thing!" she said fearfully, her hand shooting out to grab his arm, "that black shape! What was it? Where didn't it go? Is it coming back- "Shh," Lucius soothed, gently pushing her back into the lounge, "It's ok, you're safe here."
He reached out and stroked her soft cheek, soon her eyes fluttered closed, and her breathing became slow and rhythmic.
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Mastering as much will power as possible, she managed to drag herself over to a tree and prop up against it. Her knee was now numb and tingly, but her shoulder still seared painfully. Blood from the gash on her forehead began to drip down past her nose, but she could not care less. She was so terribly afraid, it was so dark and she was all alone, injured and unable to move.
Suddenly she heard a chilling neigh in the distance. "Oh Morion, please come back," she sobbed softly. She went to grab her wand from inside her robes, but found it tangled up inside them, and as she tried to reach further in, her shoulder cracked in protest, causing agonising torture. Then she heard Lucius, calling, from what it sounded. "I'm here," she croaked feebly, knowing it was useless.
An eerie breeze, chill and threatening suddenly crept up, causing Selina to gasp. It wasn't a strong breeze yet it chilled her right to the core. Something was terribly amiss. Then she saw it: a shadow, only just distinguishable from the intense darkness by its liquidly outline. From the distance it was only faint, but for some reason it struck terror in Selina's heart.
It began to glide smoothly and effortlessly forward, slowly becoming slightly more visible. Selina wanted to run, or at least crawl away, but fear pulsed through her, spreading through her whole body like poison, and froze her up. As it came closer she could hear an undertone whispering on the wind, only just audible. It enticed her into a trance like state, all her senses seemed dulled and her mind became cloudy. She felt her head bowing downwards and her chin on her chest.
*
Lucius turned his steed around, and directed it to fly directly downwards. They crashed through the canopy, branches and limbs scratching and scraping at them. Khelik landed gently and only took a matter of seconds to regain his speed as they sped along the path.
"Please let this be the right direction," Lucius said to himself.
Suddenly he spotted a figured up ahead. He urged Khelik on faster. But there was something else there- an inky shape, barely visible seemed to be right upon a body. The figure could have easily been mistaken for his imagination, but as it heard him thundering up the path, it turned and fled, melting into the night.
He pulled Khelik to an abrupt halt, and dismounted smoothly. Yes, it was definitely her. She was slumped up against a tree, her long hair covering her face. He rushed over and kneeled down in front of her. Brushing her smooth hair aside, he was shocked by her deathly pale face, blood standing out vividly in contrast. Gently, he lifted her chin and felt round her neck for a pulse. Her skin was warm, and sure enough he felt her pulse throb against his fingers.
Suddenly she began to stir, groaning softly. "Selina, you're alright.you're safe, its gone." Lucius said quietly, so as not to startle her. Her eyes slowly opened, and as she looked at him he saw the relief wash over her face. "I.," she started, "I can't walk." She attempted to move her right leg out of its awkward position, but immediately stopped as the pain spasamed through her leg. "Its ok," he reassured her, "don't move it yet. Now, where are you injured?" She considered the question, then rested her hand over her shoulder. "I think I've dislocated my knee, and I fell on my shoulder."
"Well. come, we'll firstly get you back to the house," Lucius said purposefully, and went to carefully pick her up. Selina screamed. Lucius recoiled quickly, startled by the pain he'd caused her. He then pulled his wand out, pointing it to her shoulder and knee in turn, muttering a spell. Selina instantly felt the areas stiffen.
Lucius eased her into his arms, and when she showed no more signs of intolerable pain, he stood up. "It will be too bumpy to ride back," he said to no one in particular, "I'll have to apparate." He called Khelik over, whispered something in a strange language to him, and he took off back down the path.
Suddenly Selina felt a spinning sensation, and they arrived in the Manor with a 'pop'. They were in a room which she hadn't yet seen. Lucius carried her over to a couch in front of a large fireplace that was magically set ablaze.
He set her down gently, and removed her torn robes, to reveal black fitted pants and a silken blouse. These were relatively intact apart from a large tear from her left knee down to her ankle, which exposed her creamy skin that now bore several small cuts, each bleeding freely.
Lucius focused his attention firstly on these, summoning a basin of a pale turquoise liquid and bathing the wounds with it. Selina felt the cool tingle as it touched her skin, and healed over the cuts.
He worked his way up her body, healing the cuts, and as he did so found himself subconsciously analysing her form. At this proximity he could now tell that she definitely wasn't a girl anymore; she had filled out in all the right places, her legs were long and slender, and her small waist was accentuated by the delicate curve of her hips. As he went to wash the laceration on her forehead, her mahogany eyes met his, banished of all immaturity and filled with wisdom.
Now that the surface area was healed, Lucius went to begin on her shoulder and knee. As he slipped her shoulder free of the blouse, he saw a slight blush creep up her face. He took out his wand, removed the stiffening spell from the area. He could see her muscles relax instantly. Trying his best to be gentle, he felt around her shoulder, occasionally drawing a pained gasp from Selina.
He frowned, then moved down to examine her knee. He had barely touched it when Selina let out a cry of agony. "Well," he said, "I am no mediwizard, but I'm certain you have dislocated your knee. That is fairly easily fixed, however-
He trailed off, looking back up to her bare shoulder. "-however I'm not sure of the injury to your shoulder. It can be mended with an internal healing draught, though it takes a few hours to have full effect."
Selina sighed. "Well, lets get it over with." Lucius left the room briefly, to return moments later with a small vial of potion. "I'll mend your knee first," he said, and took out his wand. "I'm sorry, but this won't be pleasant. Brace yourself." Selina squeezed her eyes shut.
"Repairus nemuso!" Lucius bellowed, and instantly Selina felt a bolt of energy shiver down her body, and explode agonisingly at her knee. She screamed. Lucius quickly came to her side, grabbing her hand in his. She squeezed it gratefully with all her strength, causing his knuckles to turn white. She now cried openly, not caring that Lucius saw, as her knee throbbed angrily.
As her sobs subsided, he pressed the small bottle to her lips and persuaded her to swallow. "Don't worry," he said reassuringly, "this won't hurt, it has a numbing agent. Although it may make you drowsy."
Selina downed the potion reluctantly, as it smelt foul and tasted just as bad. She could feel the potion draining down her body, firstly numbing her aching head, then working its way down to her shoulder and knee. She was just starting to feel sleepy, when suddenly she sat up.
"T-That that thing!" she said fearfully, her hand shooting out to grab his arm, "that black shape! What was it? Where didn't it go? Is it coming back- "Shh," Lucius soothed, gently pushing her back into the lounge, "It's ok, you're safe here."
He reached out and stroked her soft cheek, soon her eyes fluttered closed, and her breathing became slow and rhythmic.
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