"Puck," Idony ordered "watch Jareth alright?"
"I know I've been asking you this all day," Puck said quietly and then rose his voice "ARE YOU CRAZY!?"
"Maybe a little," Idony smiled taking her staff and walking towards the noise.
"I've said this all day as well but," Puck paused "he'll kill you!"
"I'll be fine," she said "aren't I always?"
"And you want me to watch Jareth?" he asked dryly looking at the almost unconscious king "why don't we just give Nuckelavee Jareth and he can eat him!?"
"Do you know how many times Trow asked that while you where sleeping?" Idony teased.
"Ha-ha," Puck muttered and Idony darted towards the noise.
"Alright," she muttered to herself "I'll be ok, I'm gonna just make sure its safe and then-" She stopped dead in her tracks. Nuckelavee stood before her, giving the most malevolent glare (with his one eye). Idony's stomach clenched up and she pulled her knife from her waist and held it out in front of her. "Nuckelavee," she said as bravely as she could muster "you don't remember me but I escaped you once before."
The creature gave one mighty nod and pawed the ground. "And," Idony was beginning to become very tired. She tried to shake the feeling but the creature was making her fall asleep. STAY AWAKE she told herself. She quickly plunged the blade into the creature's translucent muscles and black blood dripped off the end. The creature sat up on it's haunches and roared again. Idony screamed and ran again. She was reliving what had happened ten years before but this time, there was no water.
She started to climb the nearest tree but the mighty creature pulled her back down. She fell onto the ground with a light thud and his mighty hooves came crashing down. Once, twice, before the third time Idony knew she was going to die. She started crying. She was going to die a vicious, violent death and she'd never get home or even see another human. She cringed, feeling the creature's hooves above her but they didn't crash down. She slowly looked up and saw that Nuckelavee was incased in a overly large crystal.
Puck poked his head out from behind Jareth and gave a small smile. Jareth sent the crystal away to gods know where and helped Idony up. His arms were strong and Idony leaned up against him. She was in severe pain.
"Are you alright?" Puck asked and all Idony could manage to do was shake her head. Jareth laid her down and looked at Puck.
"Don't you know how to heal too?" he asked.
"I help her," he said "I don't know how myself. It's in her book." Puck pulled the book from her bag and flipped through it. "I can go and get the supplies, will you watch her?" Jareth nodded and Puck rushed off.
"Alright," Jareth said trying to calm her "relax."
"Hurts," Idony whispered. That wasn't even the half of it, she was in such pain that she wished more than anything that Jareth would stop moving her around. It didn't only hurt to move, but to breathe as well.
"Yes I know it hurts," Jareth said looking at her bruises. He sighed and waved his hands over her body time and time again. With each passing of his hand Idony felt a little better. And by the time Puck got back with the herbs Idony was almost completely healed.
"Why did I leave again?" Puck asked in a slightly humorous tone.
"I'm sorry Puck," Idony said when Jareth didn't say anything "thank you for going."
"Aww," he smiled "you know I don't mind."
"I suppose we should stay here tonight since it doesn't look like we're going anywhere," Jareth suggested. Idony stood, shakily and then her legs buckled and she fell over. Jareth caught her directly before she crashed into the ground.
"Thanks," she muttered while he helped her to her feet.
"No problem," he said making sure she could manage.
"Well," Puck said after a long silence "I'm gonna go find something for us to eat. Idony do you want to come?"
"You know," she said "I think I'm going to try to find us some water." Puck nodded and rushed off to find something to eat.