Minha had watched Hiei and Yomi's match alongside Hayate, with his identity now revealed, and their only child, Takashi and her solo guard Ayane. It was... gruesome to watch from there stand point at the very back of the stands. Most of the fight, Hayate, snarled and made sharp comments about Yomi's brutality.
When Yomi had shot Hiei in the back and sent him rolling across the grounds, Hayate growled furiously. While Hiei struggling to try to stand, Yomi was advancing on him with a cruel, yet determined look on his face. That must have been the point where Hayate could not handle it anymore. He conjured up a set of hawk wings and flew away from them in a rush before Minha could say anything to stop him. All she got to do was watch him interfere in Hiei and Yomi's match. On one hand, she was angry at him for interfering as it would cost them everything and he would be disqualified. He would never be king if he was disqualified. On the other hand, he had saved Hiei's life in an act of desperation. Yet that left Yomi open to becoming king.
As soon as the ten count started, Minha beckoned for Ayane and Takashi to come with her, running with her at her pace to the healing tent that held Hiei's sister, Yukina. Hayate knew that to, so this was where he would take Hiei after the fight. Minha confidently realized that she would be one of the few healers who fully heal the removed hand, so she needed to be in this tent and in charge by the time Hayate got there.
Hayate arrived with an unconscious Hiei into tow at the same time as the three of them. Minha took charge immediately, ordering Takashi and Ayane to stand guard of the tent. Next, she had Hayate bring Hiei into the tent and lay him on his stomach flat on the cot. Yukina seemed baffled by their sudden entrance into the tent. Minha took charge of her before the ice demoness could think twice. Minha had her set to healing Hiei's back Minha mentally steeled herself to heal his hand. She sent Hayate out of the tent, ordering him to not allow anyone in the tent who was not another healer or could be helpful to stay out and not distract them.
Minha set to healing the severed hand first, trying not to let the fact of what it actually was to shake her. Healing cold tissue was harder than warm tissue. Took more time and focus. The hand needed to be set right before reattached.
The second Minha had finished that, Izo, Hiei's tall, ice demon, son stepped into the tent. He said that Hayate sent him. Minha instructed him to help his aunt to heal Hiei's back. Minha was unsure how good of a healer either one of them was, but two healers reattaching a severed spinal cord was better than one.
Izo did not listen though. He commented on how pale his father was, unnaturally so. He checked his father over, declaring he need blood, immediately. Minha told him to fetch his twin sister. She set Hiei's hand down next to his wrist. Once he had more blood in him, she could begin healing it back on. Keeping him from dying from blood loss was something she should not have overlooked.
Minha was only half surprised that his sister, Hikari was waiting just outside the tent. So was their mother, Nanashi, but Izo only had Hikari come in.
Hikari came in with Izo, gasping at the sight of her father unconscious. Izo pulled her over to him, making him look at her instead. He spoke to her soothingly, explaining what she needed to. Yukina stepped over to her, pulling her to the other side of the tent. She took care of getting the blood needed for Hiei from her, slipping the small needle attached to an empty bag in her arm. As soon as the bag was full, it could be transferred to Hiei.
With Yukina doing that, Izo went back over to Hiei, healing his back by himself now. Minha told them all that they needed to be absolutely quiet as she was about to begin the process of reattaching his hand. She felt like she should not delay it any longer.
Minha focused solely on that, hardly paying attention to the others in the room, hardly thinking about anything else besides reattaching the hand; ligament by ligament, muscle by muscle, bone by bone, blood vessel by blood vessel, and skin by skin. One wrong move here and the hand would be lost to him forever. His decision to burn his wrist to save his life was not helping her any, even though it did save his life.
Minha had not realized that Izo left the tent and took a quick moment to be surprised that he reentered the tent with a quick explanation of getting more energy from his mother.
She was nearly finished when she heard noise behind her. Hikari had filled up her bag of blood, but passed out afterwards. Minha watched as Yukina caught her, easing her down to lay on the ground. Then she brought the bag over to Hiei's left side, setting up the IV for it, and slipped the needle into his arm. The blood began to flow into him, bringing color back under his skin.
Minha turned back to his hand, trying not to rush herself as she healed him. If she messed it up, the new blood in his system would soon show her where her mistake may lie. Yet even after the bag was emptied inside of him, there was no sign of a mis-attachment.
Finished reattaching his hand, studying it carefully, centimeter by centimeter. She searched for any flaws the might have missed that would lead to the loss of the hand. It felt warm in hers. She turned it so she could studying his palm, tracing the lines in it absentmindedly. She went over each finger, bending each knuckle. She jumped slightly when she made one pop. The hand was reattached and healed perfectly. She smiled inwardly at her handiwork, proud at how well she did it.
Now that that was over, she thought to herself about papers she had for him in her bag. The blood bond treaty they could sign together, binding her son and his daughter to a marriage contract. If she got the chance, she would try to get him to sign it. But not with the others here.
She noticed he was grunting in his sleep, shifting his legs restlessly. She also noticed Izo had finished healing his back and clearly succeeded with how his legs were shifting. Izo was a talented healer as well.
Minha asked for Izo to turn him over. Izo did so delicately. She noticed Hiei was starting to stir. Feigning the need to finish healing his hand, she instructed Izo and Yukina to leave the room and to take Hikari out with them.
Once the tent was closed, she acted. She dug in her bag, pulling out the blood bond treaty that neither of them had signed yet. She laid it under his right hand. Hiei was stirring, eyes half open. She reached over to his right hand, pricking his index finger with the small knife she had sheathed at her hip. He was blinking up at her after that. He looked drowsy, like he was trying to fight the desire to hibernate here and now. She needed him awake, just long enough to write his name.
"Sign this," she breathed the order, trying to quench the guilty feeling welling up in her. The marriage alliance would be a good one. For them, their families, and the whole Demon World. They all were tangled together by fate, so this had to be fated as well. It had to happen. She could make it happen.
"Nishi," he mewed out the name of his mate.
"Sign this, and I will go get her," Minha promised him.
He did. He closed his eyes first, but he did sign it. Did not even look at it as he sprawled his name in his blood. Minha took it away and set it on the table at the back of the tent to dry. She look down at it hard for a few moments, unable to bring herself to prick her own finger and sign it in blood herself. She could not bring herself to do it. Without her signature, the treaty was null and void. She picked up the paper and tore it in half. Then quarters. Then eighths. She stuffed it in her bag, planning to burn it to destroy any evidence of its existence soon. If Hikari and Takashi were truly destined to be together, betray was not the way to go about it.
Minha then went to the door of the tent, beckoning Nanashi in to see Hiei, pointing out that he had asked for her. The human was sitting near Hayate at the front of the tent. She stood up in a rush to get into the tent. Minha backed out of her way and stood in front of the bag and the papers while Nanashi looked over first at her and then at Hiei. Minha adjusted the bag ever so slightly, making sure its contents were not noticeable to Nanashi.
Like a silent shadow, Nanashi stepped over to where Hiei lay. she examined his right hand carefully, checking Minha's handiwork. She interlaced her fingers with his with gentle precision. She looked over at Minha. "He's hibernating now, isn't he... my lady?" Nanashi asked him.
"Yes, my lady," Minha replied softly "He was half awake earlier when I was finished healing his hand. He was asking for you, which is why I called you in."
"Thank you," Nanashi hummed out. "I don't know how I- we could ever repay you or your mate, otherwise... I... umm..." she hardly seemed able to speak.
Minha nodded over to her. "Our fates, families, and territories are bound together. Besides, I would never let him die like a butchered hound. Ever." She felt a flurry of anger at Yomi building up in her. She hoped Hayate would kill him in the tournament.
Her voice had a low, almost ominous tone. There was a chair over in the right corner of the tent. Minha grabbed and brought it over to Nanashi. "Sit down," she instructed. "I have a feeling that you're going to be waiting in here with him awhile." She felt pity for the human welling up in her and how she nearly lost her mate in such a brutal way.
"Thank you," Nanashi murmured through clumsy lips.
"You're welcome, my lady," she told her politely. "I will see if I can send a television or screen or something for you to watch Hayate's match."
"If it still happens," Nanashi murmured, lacking confidence.
"I'm about to go take care of this next," Minha said with a heavy sigh. She grabbed her bag and held it close. "Hayate shouldn't be disqualified from his match. The match should have been over by the time Yomi broke Hiei's back. And now, if you'll excuse, I'm going to go talk to some people who get to make that decision and convince them of just that."
Minha left the tent after that, calling Hayate, Ayane, and Takashi after her. She hoped it was not too late to convince the tournament committee to let Hayate continue on in the tournament.