Usually Ill
Thea woke up to a pounding and stuffy head. She moaned as the morning sun shone though the window into her eyes. It wasn't like Thea to wake up late even when she was sick (which was often). At the moment Thea didn't care if it was midday, she wanted to sleep. Her dreams last night had givin her little rest.
Thea sighed and sat up, sleeping was useless, her head hurt to much, and she didn't want to have to face her dreams again if they decided to grace her with their presence again. She has been having these same dreams since she was little. They dreams of being safe and then ripped out of that haven, the dreams of bloody death that didn't make since. Why would she dream of such things. Thea shook her head not wanting to remember the gruesome detail of the dream that haunted her sleep to often for any comfort.
The bells from the temple tower struck ten times. Thea jumped out of bed ignoring her pounding head, she had not realized it was so late. Quickly she dressed in a plain brown skirt and a light blue shirt. Thea usually just wore breeches but in the temple of the goddess she made sure she showed proper respect and wore women's cloths.
When Thea finished dressing she had to sit because the room had suddenly stated spinning. So she sat there and started to braid her hair into its usual two long braids that almost reached her waist. With the room back to being motionless she slowly got up. Thea was used to being sick lick this and new if she went to a healer now it would just be back in about an hour. She would have to deal for a couple days.
Thea opened the door and made her way to temple's statue of the goddess and curtsied. After she paid her respects she went to the door that open into the street, which was already really busy by this hour. Thea followed her nose to a stand that had morning cakes for sale. Thea bought two knowing she would feel a little better after her stomach was satisfied. Then Thea walked to the town well and drank her fill of water, already feeling her head clear a bit.
"Thea! Thea! Over hear!" Thea looked around and saw Olivia, one of the musicians at the Mithros's mass. Thea new the her well because she had given the younger girl singing lesson's once. Olivia had a good voice and now often sang with Thea, at get-togethers in the town. She waved and walked over to where she was sitting with another girl that Thea did not know well. Thea though her name might be Sue but couldn't be sure. Olivia was a beautiful out-going person who Thea got along with well, where as Sue was a shy plain looking girl who only talked to a few people.
"What are you guys up to today, I thought you would be associating with the guests. Then she looked at the blushing Sue and added to Olivia "Well you anyway"
Olivia laughed and looked at her friend. "Thea this is Mary Sue, but we call her Sue, she doesn't like strangers. Sue you know Thea, she the towns best singer. Sue just nodded and looked away, but Thea talked to her anyway. "We have something in common already, I hate strangers too."
Thea started coughing so she said goodbye to the two younger girls and walked back to the well to get some water. When she was done she sat down on the edge of the well to catch her breath. She thanked the gods that Pete wasn't there. He worried every time she got sick, but he would also joke about it to. He would say that they need a separate fund locked up to give to healer every week. Thea would protest that she wasn't sick that often, or she did before the town healer had stated that he didn't have to be paid every time she got sick, just every other, that way he didn't lose track of the money. Now Thea just had one defense "It's not my fault that I get sick all the time".
Thea jumped when a hand landed on her shoulder. Thea cursed herself, she had never before let a sickness make her let down her guard. Thea turned and saw Gabi, the prince, Sir Lance and the prince's squire (Thea was searching her mind for his name) standing behind her. She mumbled a hello and sat back down again.
"Sorry to say Thea but you look like you where trampled by a horse, five times over." Gabi said this with a laugh, and Thea gave her a weak smile "That's exactly how I feel"
There was a long silence while Thea tried and failed to contain another coughing fit. When she had her breath back the prince said "I can fix that for you if you'd like"
Thea just shook her head knowing it was useless to hope, "It'll just come back". Lance was looking at her curiously, then said "I don't get it, you where fine yesterday, you cursed or something?"
Thea just laughed and replied "Probably".
"There are three thing about you that are the same now as they where when you where eight. Gabi said and Thea just raised an eyebrow at her in an unspoken question.
"First you got sick very often and very suddenly, Second you still where your hair the same, I have never seen it different, and third you have that same weird necklace on."
Thea looked down, her shirt that she had on was lower than what she usually wore. Her necklace that usually hid beneath her more modest shirts now showed brightly against her skin above her shirt. Thea never took that necklace off; it had become so much a part of her that she usually forgot it was there.
"My necklace is not weird, leave it be and my hair to." Thea smiled, she remembered saying that statement a lot to Gabi who always asked about the two things. Thea could not bring her self to say that her hair was the way it was because that the way her "dream" mother used to do her hair when she was four. When she had supposedly gotten better she wasn't allowed to where her hair like that. So ever since she had run away Thea had braided her hair like it was to remind her of that beautiful peaceful dream she had once knew.
The necklace confused Thea also. All she new is that she had found it in the woods the night she had run away. It had a small jewel that changed color with her eyes. Pete had tried to find it's secrets but nothing had worked and Thea could not bring herself to give it over to an untrustworthy jeweler.
Her necklace was now a very light gold. Thea new it would soon be completely white. Her eyes always went white (except for the pupil of course) when she was sick and the necklace always matched her eyes.
"I am going to be in a very bad mood for the next two days so if I snap at you, don't take it personally, I hate it when I am sick. It gets so annoying. With That Thea started coughing all over again with everyone around looking at her with concern. The Prince suggested she go back to bed and Thea wholeheartedly agreed. Gabi helped her back to the temple where she promptly fell into a dreamless sleep.
Thea woke up to a pounding and stuffy head. She moaned as the morning sun shone though the window into her eyes. It wasn't like Thea to wake up late even when she was sick (which was often). At the moment Thea didn't care if it was midday, she wanted to sleep. Her dreams last night had givin her little rest.
Thea sighed and sat up, sleeping was useless, her head hurt to much, and she didn't want to have to face her dreams again if they decided to grace her with their presence again. She has been having these same dreams since she was little. They dreams of being safe and then ripped out of that haven, the dreams of bloody death that didn't make since. Why would she dream of such things. Thea shook her head not wanting to remember the gruesome detail of the dream that haunted her sleep to often for any comfort.
The bells from the temple tower struck ten times. Thea jumped out of bed ignoring her pounding head, she had not realized it was so late. Quickly she dressed in a plain brown skirt and a light blue shirt. Thea usually just wore breeches but in the temple of the goddess she made sure she showed proper respect and wore women's cloths.
When Thea finished dressing she had to sit because the room had suddenly stated spinning. So she sat there and started to braid her hair into its usual two long braids that almost reached her waist. With the room back to being motionless she slowly got up. Thea was used to being sick lick this and new if she went to a healer now it would just be back in about an hour. She would have to deal for a couple days.
Thea opened the door and made her way to temple's statue of the goddess and curtsied. After she paid her respects she went to the door that open into the street, which was already really busy by this hour. Thea followed her nose to a stand that had morning cakes for sale. Thea bought two knowing she would feel a little better after her stomach was satisfied. Then Thea walked to the town well and drank her fill of water, already feeling her head clear a bit.
"Thea! Thea! Over hear!" Thea looked around and saw Olivia, one of the musicians at the Mithros's mass. Thea new the her well because she had given the younger girl singing lesson's once. Olivia had a good voice and now often sang with Thea, at get-togethers in the town. She waved and walked over to where she was sitting with another girl that Thea did not know well. Thea though her name might be Sue but couldn't be sure. Olivia was a beautiful out-going person who Thea got along with well, where as Sue was a shy plain looking girl who only talked to a few people.
"What are you guys up to today, I thought you would be associating with the guests. Then she looked at the blushing Sue and added to Olivia "Well you anyway"
Olivia laughed and looked at her friend. "Thea this is Mary Sue, but we call her Sue, she doesn't like strangers. Sue you know Thea, she the towns best singer. Sue just nodded and looked away, but Thea talked to her anyway. "We have something in common already, I hate strangers too."
Thea started coughing so she said goodbye to the two younger girls and walked back to the well to get some water. When she was done she sat down on the edge of the well to catch her breath. She thanked the gods that Pete wasn't there. He worried every time she got sick, but he would also joke about it to. He would say that they need a separate fund locked up to give to healer every week. Thea would protest that she wasn't sick that often, or she did before the town healer had stated that he didn't have to be paid every time she got sick, just every other, that way he didn't lose track of the money. Now Thea just had one defense "It's not my fault that I get sick all the time".
Thea jumped when a hand landed on her shoulder. Thea cursed herself, she had never before let a sickness make her let down her guard. Thea turned and saw Gabi, the prince, Sir Lance and the prince's squire (Thea was searching her mind for his name) standing behind her. She mumbled a hello and sat back down again.
"Sorry to say Thea but you look like you where trampled by a horse, five times over." Gabi said this with a laugh, and Thea gave her a weak smile "That's exactly how I feel"
There was a long silence while Thea tried and failed to contain another coughing fit. When she had her breath back the prince said "I can fix that for you if you'd like"
Thea just shook her head knowing it was useless to hope, "It'll just come back". Lance was looking at her curiously, then said "I don't get it, you where fine yesterday, you cursed or something?"
Thea just laughed and replied "Probably".
"There are three thing about you that are the same now as they where when you where eight. Gabi said and Thea just raised an eyebrow at her in an unspoken question.
"First you got sick very often and very suddenly, Second you still where your hair the same, I have never seen it different, and third you have that same weird necklace on."
Thea looked down, her shirt that she had on was lower than what she usually wore. Her necklace that usually hid beneath her more modest shirts now showed brightly against her skin above her shirt. Thea never took that necklace off; it had become so much a part of her that she usually forgot it was there.
"My necklace is not weird, leave it be and my hair to." Thea smiled, she remembered saying that statement a lot to Gabi who always asked about the two things. Thea could not bring her self to say that her hair was the way it was because that the way her "dream" mother used to do her hair when she was four. When she had supposedly gotten better she wasn't allowed to where her hair like that. So ever since she had run away Thea had braided her hair like it was to remind her of that beautiful peaceful dream she had once knew.
The necklace confused Thea also. All she new is that she had found it in the woods the night she had run away. It had a small jewel that changed color with her eyes. Pete had tried to find it's secrets but nothing had worked and Thea could not bring herself to give it over to an untrustworthy jeweler.
Her necklace was now a very light gold. Thea new it would soon be completely white. Her eyes always went white (except for the pupil of course) when she was sick and the necklace always matched her eyes.
"I am going to be in a very bad mood for the next two days so if I snap at you, don't take it personally, I hate it when I am sick. It gets so annoying. With That Thea started coughing all over again with everyone around looking at her with concern. The Prince suggested she go back to bed and Thea wholeheartedly agreed. Gabi helped her back to the temple where she promptly fell into a dreamless sleep.