*sorry everyone! I know it took awhile but I was disappointed with the
amount of reviews that I got. Just giving you guys a warning that I will do
this again if I don't get sufficient reviews!!!!
*DYKANA ROOT*
The knife pressed harder against his throat, but not so hard as to break the skin. William turned his head slightly to get a better look, but to no avail.
"Who are you?" came a gruff voice from behind him.
"William McCall, who's asking?" the young man returned in a threatening tone.
"Oh hey Will, didn't see you in the dark. Gave me quite a scare you did."
The knife was carefully withdrawn from his neck and he turned around, smiling to the familiar face, rubbing his neck he countered, "You gave me a scare."
"Thought you were one of them, you know, heading towards the camp."
" I see what you mean. What are you doing out here, Daniel?" **just letting you know Daniel was mentioned in the previous chapter**
" `member I had to get the herbs for the young lass. Now, why are you out here?"
"Believe it or not but I'm doing the same thing," William said holding up the stem with caked roots hanging down.
"Ah yes, Dykana Root, helps to get rid of nausea and dizziness."
"She said I had to strip it of its leaves and petals."
"You did right. Let's head back to camp; I haven't had any food in me since breakfast."
They headed through the woods towards camp. Walking side by side, William following the broken twigs and scraped bark he inflicted earlier and Daniel muttering something about malnutrition and the inability of getting a decent meal nowadays. Smells drifted from the camp making Daniel stop mid- sentence to catch a whiff of it and to let out a pleasant sigh.
"Now that my boy is Jonathon's cooking, I could have smelt that a mile away."
William chuckled and after a few feet they came into the clearing. The smoke from the fire floated up into the sky. Laughter from the three men around it seemed inviting, but Will had to get the stem to the girl.
"Daniel, I have to go give her this right away but I'll be out soon."
"Yeah sure," Daniel said waving his hand hastily toward him, eyes fixed on the food, "take this with you and give it to her; she'll probably know what it is." After handing over a little apothecary jar, he quickly went towards the fire.
Will smiled and shook his head. Pocketing the little jar and Jogging towards the tent, he burst through it once more.
"What did I say about that," she said glaring at him ever more fiercely, "Do you know how much that startles me?" She was still in the same place where he left her although her face seemed a little pale.
"Sorry," he grinned.
"Did you get what I asked for?" Natalia said eyebrows raised expectantly.
"Of course, although it took me awhile to find." handing the stem to her, he pointed out, "I don't think I've gotten the pleasure of your name yet."
"Natalia" she acknowledged nonchalantly, too preoccupied with the Dykana Root. She tore off the roots carefully with a deep concentration.
"Is it just Natalia or is there a last name that goes with it."
"All you need to know is Natalia."
William raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. Natalia took the stem and started sucking at it on one of the ends.
"What's that your doing?" he questioned looking queerly at her.
After sucking what was left of it she threw it to the side and replied, "I'm swallowing the juices of the stem; it will help me to get rid of this nausea."
"Daniel told me about that."
"Is he the one that was getting me those herbs?"
"Oh! I almost forgot. Here they are." He took a tiny jar out of his pocket and handed them to her.
Natalia opened it and smelt the contents of the jar.
"Coltsan salve, I could use this," she muttered to herself.
"How so?"
"Oh, it will just make me heal up faster"
Since she was so preoccupied first with the root and now the salve, she wasn't so hostile, William noted. He smirked, a big improvement indefinitely.
Natalia took her finger and scooped out a fare amount. Taking her hair, she gathered it together and slung it over her good shoulder. She pulled her sleeve of her dress down her arm gently and unraveled the bandage.
"Should I leave?" William asked uncertain at seeing her bring her sleeve of her dress down pretty low.
"There is no need" she added concentrating on the salve, "You won't be seeing anything."
William blushed slightly at her statement. Biting her lip hard Natalia placed the salve on the wound causing her to wince with pain.
"You okay."
"Eventually, I will be." She declared after she let out a long held breath. Wrapping up the wound with new bandages, she pulled her sleeve back onto her shoulder carefully.
"The other men are having supper. You can meet them and have something to eat. If you are well enough of course."
"I'll go out there when the herb kicks in. I am hungry, but I am not sure I'll enjoy the prospect of the greetings part."
"Oh no, you'll like them," he assured with a smile, "I'll see outside then," at that he left the tent.
After a few minutes, Natalia stepped outside and looked around at her surroundings. With the nausea all gone and the shoulder wound already feeling better, she strode towards the fire feeling lively after being cooped up all afternoon.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: *I decided I will give you a break with the cliffhangers and besides I don't feel like cooking up another one it takes too much time.
By the way, I am a little lost. I'm not exactly sure what I should do with Natalia. Do you have any suggestions on how the story should go? I would really appreciate it!
I beg you for at least 5 reviews for this chapter (and they better be good ones) or I won't put up the next chapter! I'm begging you!
*DYKANA ROOT*
The knife pressed harder against his throat, but not so hard as to break the skin. William turned his head slightly to get a better look, but to no avail.
"Who are you?" came a gruff voice from behind him.
"William McCall, who's asking?" the young man returned in a threatening tone.
"Oh hey Will, didn't see you in the dark. Gave me quite a scare you did."
The knife was carefully withdrawn from his neck and he turned around, smiling to the familiar face, rubbing his neck he countered, "You gave me a scare."
"Thought you were one of them, you know, heading towards the camp."
" I see what you mean. What are you doing out here, Daniel?" **just letting you know Daniel was mentioned in the previous chapter**
" `member I had to get the herbs for the young lass. Now, why are you out here?"
"Believe it or not but I'm doing the same thing," William said holding up the stem with caked roots hanging down.
"Ah yes, Dykana Root, helps to get rid of nausea and dizziness."
"She said I had to strip it of its leaves and petals."
"You did right. Let's head back to camp; I haven't had any food in me since breakfast."
They headed through the woods towards camp. Walking side by side, William following the broken twigs and scraped bark he inflicted earlier and Daniel muttering something about malnutrition and the inability of getting a decent meal nowadays. Smells drifted from the camp making Daniel stop mid- sentence to catch a whiff of it and to let out a pleasant sigh.
"Now that my boy is Jonathon's cooking, I could have smelt that a mile away."
William chuckled and after a few feet they came into the clearing. The smoke from the fire floated up into the sky. Laughter from the three men around it seemed inviting, but Will had to get the stem to the girl.
"Daniel, I have to go give her this right away but I'll be out soon."
"Yeah sure," Daniel said waving his hand hastily toward him, eyes fixed on the food, "take this with you and give it to her; she'll probably know what it is." After handing over a little apothecary jar, he quickly went towards the fire.
Will smiled and shook his head. Pocketing the little jar and Jogging towards the tent, he burst through it once more.
"What did I say about that," she said glaring at him ever more fiercely, "Do you know how much that startles me?" She was still in the same place where he left her although her face seemed a little pale.
"Sorry," he grinned.
"Did you get what I asked for?" Natalia said eyebrows raised expectantly.
"Of course, although it took me awhile to find." handing the stem to her, he pointed out, "I don't think I've gotten the pleasure of your name yet."
"Natalia" she acknowledged nonchalantly, too preoccupied with the Dykana Root. She tore off the roots carefully with a deep concentration.
"Is it just Natalia or is there a last name that goes with it."
"All you need to know is Natalia."
William raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. Natalia took the stem and started sucking at it on one of the ends.
"What's that your doing?" he questioned looking queerly at her.
After sucking what was left of it she threw it to the side and replied, "I'm swallowing the juices of the stem; it will help me to get rid of this nausea."
"Daniel told me about that."
"Is he the one that was getting me those herbs?"
"Oh! I almost forgot. Here they are." He took a tiny jar out of his pocket and handed them to her.
Natalia opened it and smelt the contents of the jar.
"Coltsan salve, I could use this," she muttered to herself.
"How so?"
"Oh, it will just make me heal up faster"
Since she was so preoccupied first with the root and now the salve, she wasn't so hostile, William noted. He smirked, a big improvement indefinitely.
Natalia took her finger and scooped out a fare amount. Taking her hair, she gathered it together and slung it over her good shoulder. She pulled her sleeve of her dress down her arm gently and unraveled the bandage.
"Should I leave?" William asked uncertain at seeing her bring her sleeve of her dress down pretty low.
"There is no need" she added concentrating on the salve, "You won't be seeing anything."
William blushed slightly at her statement. Biting her lip hard Natalia placed the salve on the wound causing her to wince with pain.
"You okay."
"Eventually, I will be." She declared after she let out a long held breath. Wrapping up the wound with new bandages, she pulled her sleeve back onto her shoulder carefully.
"The other men are having supper. You can meet them and have something to eat. If you are well enough of course."
"I'll go out there when the herb kicks in. I am hungry, but I am not sure I'll enjoy the prospect of the greetings part."
"Oh no, you'll like them," he assured with a smile, "I'll see outside then," at that he left the tent.
After a few minutes, Natalia stepped outside and looked around at her surroundings. With the nausea all gone and the shoulder wound already feeling better, she strode towards the fire feeling lively after being cooped up all afternoon.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: *I decided I will give you a break with the cliffhangers and besides I don't feel like cooking up another one it takes too much time.
By the way, I am a little lost. I'm not exactly sure what I should do with Natalia. Do you have any suggestions on how the story should go? I would really appreciate it!
I beg you for at least 5 reviews for this chapter (and they better be good ones) or I won't put up the next chapter! I'm begging you!