Maxie carried Arinia up to his office, and once there he set her on the sofa and tied her up. Arinia was bound so tightly that she couldn't move at all.
Maxie then took her pulse and said, "Looks like it's time for me to take you to see a doctor……"
Arinia asked, "Why are you doing this?"
Maxie replied, "Why am I taking you to see a doctor? Let's just say that I need to keep you alive to get what I want….."
Maxie now lifted Arinia up off the sofa and positioned her in his arms, then he carried her to the infirmary. When Maxie entered with Arinia, a doctor hurried over to take a look at Arinia. Maxie made Arinia sit on a chair so that the doctor could look at her. The doctor checked her eyes, ears, mouth, heart, and then took some of her blood.
Arinia flinched slightly when the doctor drew some of her blood, so Maxie said, "Come on, child, don't be afraid of a little pain……"
"Okay…….." Arinia replied softly.
Maxie was keeping a close eye on Arinia while she was getting medical care, and he kept guard over her while the doctor went to analyze her blood. The doctor returned with the results 5 minutes later.
Maxie asked Arinia, "How's your head? I know you hit your head when you fell….."
Arinia replied, "My head hurts, but I'm fine……"
Maxie replied, "We'll need to get your head checked to make sure that no permanent damage has been done. I'll be right back. Doctor, keep an eye on her, and don't let her go anywhere."
The doctor replied, "As you wish, sir……"
Maxie left the room and returned a few minutes later with an ice pack.
Maxie said, "Now, make sure that her head is not swelling, that's an order!"
"Yes, sir." The doctor replied.
The doctor examined her head, and found where the swelling was centered.
Maxie now asked, "Where is the swelling centered?"
The doctor replied, "The swelling is centered in a little bump at the back of her head."
Maxie now asked, "Is the swelling getting worse?"
The doctor replied, "Yes, it is……. It probably hurts a lot too……"
Maxie handed the ice pack to the doctor, "Well make sure that the swelling doesn't get any worse……"
"Yes, sir, as you wish…….." The doctor replied.
The doctor took the ice pack and applied it to the bump on her head. Arinia shivered, and Maxie stood up and went to get a blanket. He returned with it in a couple of minutes, and when he did he wrapped Arinia in it. After Maxie wrapped her in the blanket she stopped shivering, but she wasn't too comfortable being tied up and wrapped in a blanket.
Maxie asked Arinia, "Are you comfortable, my dear?"
Arinia replied, "I'm not at all comfortable, the ropes are digging into my skin…….."
Maxie replied, "Well, I can fix that……"
Maxie unwrapped Arinia from the blanket, and untied her completely. Then he wrapped her back in the blanket. Maxie set the ropes on the floor and asked her, "Is that better?"
Arinia replied, "Yes, that's a lot better, thank you……"
Now Maxie said, "Don't get used to it, I won't usually be that nice to you…… I'm only nice to you because I'm worried about you somewhat."
Arinia didn't reply, and Maxie continued to watch her treatment. After another 10 minutes the swelling in Arinia's head had gone down, and the doctor removed the ice pack from her head.
Maxie asked the doctor, "Is she going to be okay?"
The doctor replied, "She's going to be just fine from what I can tell at the moment. Other than a little bump on the back of her head, and being half starved there's nothing wrong with her. All I suggest is giving her something to eat soon as I'm a little concerned that if she doesn't eat that you might lose her."
Maxie replied, "She'll get something to eat in the very near future."
Now the doctor said, "Though I can give her some shots that will help her recover."
Now Maxie said, "Give them to her."
The doctor replied, "As you wish, sir."
The doctor left the room, and returned a few minutes later with a rag and 2 shots. Arinia was scared, but there was nothing she could do. She knew that she was going to get the shots whether she wanted them or not.
"Maxie, do you mind holding her still?" The doctor asked.
"Not at all." Maxie replied.
Maxie grabbed Arinia and held her still, and the doctor pulled her left arm out from under the blanket and cleaned a place on it and administered the shots. Then once the shots had been administered, Maxie released her.
Now Maxie said, "You may be dismissed now."
The doctor replied, "Thank you, sir." The doctor took the ice pack with him as he left the room.
Now Maxie said, "Now that I know that you're going to be okay, it's time for me to take you back to your cell….."
Maxie lifted the blanketed Arinia up into his arms, and he carried her back to her cell. Once at her cell, Maxie shifted her in his arms so that he could unlock the door. He unlocked it, and carried Arinia back into her cell.
Mark exclaimed, "Arinia! Thank god, you're okay!"
Arinia didn't answer at the moment for she knew that Maxie would jump all over her about it if she did. Maxie carried Arinia over to the bed, and laid her down. Then he left them there, locking the door behind him as he went. Mark walked over to Arinia and pulled the only chair in her cell up next to her, and he sat down beside her.
Mark asked, "What did he do to you?"
Arinia replied, "He tied me up, but he took me to see a doctor. Though he did completely untie me while the doctor was looking at me.
Now Mark said, "I was afraid that he was going to kill you, when he took you…… I've been worried sick! For the past hour, I've been a nervous wreck!"
Now Arinia said, "I wasn't too much better off, I was afraid continuously since I didn't know what he had in mind for me."
Now Mark said, "But he didn't hurt you, and that's what counts. You're safe with me, as long as I'm here I won't let him harm you. Now get some sleep."
Mark kissed Arinia goodnight and she closed her eyes, and she fell asleep in a couple of minutes. Mark sat beside Arinia as she slept. He took the other blanket on her bed and covered her with it, so that she could stay warm. Then he began keeping a close eye on her. Mark knew that if she didn't get something to eat soon that she would die. He prayed that Maxie would give him something to feed her so that he wouldn't lose her.