Will POV
I looked down at my hand for the third time, this really doesn't look good, I shouldn't have been doing all that pulling with my hands with what my hands condition is like.
I'll be bloody well wasting Isabel's medicines because of this, she won't have any left by the time she's finished with me.
I want to try and wash my hand to see the damage but I don't want to ruin her work on my hand and most likely make it worse.
"Will I think your best going to Isabel for your hand, that certainly doesn't look good" says John, from this I look up at him to see him looking at my hand with concern. From this I nod and make my way over to the training area.
I wonder if she got my flower?
When I asked Azem to give Isabel the snow drop flower he had given me a questioning glance and asked me why I wanted to give this to his sister, that's when I told him the truth about my feelings for her, and surprisingly he nodded in acceptance and smiled, saying he was glad that she may finally find someone to spend her days with.
I was surprised to find that I got his acceptance and that when I next saw him he told me he had given her the flower. Most people around here think of him as the devil or something just because his skin is dark and not like us, I've honestly never been like that since my mother once told me that all humans are the same, it only matters how they act and why they act that counts, not the colour eyes or height or skin colour.
Finally when I got to the training area I surprisingly found men all in a row and shooting firing their arrows at the targets with honestly great accuracy and in good stances too with calm hands.
I look around and then finally find Isabel sat on a bolder a little to the far left, Wulf is below her making arrows.
"How is your training doing Wulf?" I ask, coming up to them, finding myself smiling at Wulf, in all honesty he isn't a bad kid, in fact at most times he's found to be very useful in hunts as well as very fast while running, he's out best the sherrifs dogs more then once.
"Great, Isabel taught me how to make sure I'm only focusing on the target and nothing else around me" he says, at this I nod and then look up at Isabel to see her smiling at me gently in which I return the smile.
"And how are you faring lady huntress?" I ask in a teasing tone, from this she grins,
"I am faring well sir. But how may I ask did you manage to bleed your hand?" she asks, from this I look down to then find that my fingertips are dropping blood from them,
"Damn it" I hiss, I hadn't noticed that I was bleeding this bad.
Suddenly Isabel is in front of me, after jumping off the bolder and onto her feet in a graceful crouch, then straightening up.
"It's a good thing me and Wulf have been finding ingredients for my medicines" she says whilst smiling in a teasing manner, that admittedly makes me feels so many heated feelings at once that its hard to restrain myself from kissing her senseless.
"Come on, lets go and clean your hand, Wulf will you watch over everyone while I'm gone?" she asks Wulf, from this he smiles and nods, now beginning to climb up the bolder Isabel was just on with his new arrows and bow.
After a quick trip to her small hut to collect her medicine bag we went back to the pond below the waterfall again like last time.
"How on earth did you manage this?" she asks after carefully pulling off the glove and bandages,
"I was helping John and the others bring up the huts…I forgot about my hand though while working" I say, from this she looks at me with her head the side,
"Silly" she says then places my hand into the water and carefully cleans my hand with both hers. I just love the feel of her hands; her touch is exquisite, like silk and she's so gentle, I've been so used to life being rough, mean and harsh, that its such a relief to find something so beautiful, caring and gentle.
"It isn't too bad, you've just rubbed against it a little too much. But it looks to be healing alright" she says, from this I look up at her in response.
"I feel bad for using up your supplies" I say, looking down in shame, there are probably others who are in need of such medical attention then me.
"Will its alright, I can find the ingredients I need for my medicines here in the woods, that's what me and Wulf were doing earlier" she says, looking at me with a reassured smile which I smile back at, grateful that she has the supplies she needs around the forest for her medicines and that I'm not using up all her medicine.
She then began to gently dry my hand with a cloth and then afterwards began to put on the cream, though this time it doesn't sting as bad as before but she still holds onto my other hand for me to squeeze.
"Thank you" I say as she begins to wrap my hand in a cloth bandage and then put the glove on after she cleaned it a bit.
She looks up at me at smiles then finishes tying the string for my glove.
"I think maybe you should take it easy for a bit with work" she says, at this I nod in agreement, if I want my hand to get better I am best being a little easier on it.
"Come on, I have to show you something" I say after she's packed all her bottles and things away into her bag.
From this she looks up surprised then nods and I lead her, whilst taking her hand in my gloved one, which she doesn't even flinch from my touch and follows me willingly.
"So anything interesting happened today?" I ask while leading her over to the site where my group and I have been putting up the huts.
"Well apart from training most of the men…I kind of got a flower" she says looking at me awkwardly, from this I inwardly smile.
"Who from?" I ask, pretending to be curious, when I know full well who sent her the flower.
"I don't know, Azem wouldn't tell me when he gave me the flower. But…I don't think I'll be interested in them anyway. Truthfully, I kind of actually like someone already" she says. From this I freeze, she already likes someone? Of course she does, she's the most beautiful woman in the world with so many options better then me.
"I'm…glad for you and this man" I say, trying to compose myself, I sense her looking at me and when I look up I see her looking at me confused,
"Will…I –" But before she can say another word we see all the men start running over to where the road through Sherwood is,
"Will! Isabel come on, there's a carriage guarded by some of the sheriffs men coming along!" yells John, at this we start running after them all, I see Isabel quickly place her medicine bag near Azem's hut on the way and continue beside me.
If I cant have her as a partner that at least I can have her as a friend.
