Ch. 8
Reya jerked awake and screamed which seemed to shake the entire inn. She thrashed about which jolted the hot iron making Arthur hit her leg with it.
"Hold her down! Gawaine! Bors!" Arthur shouted as he quickly moved the iron back to its needed spot.
Bors moved to the end of the wooden bed and held Reya's legs down which made the stop almost immediately considering his amount of body weight. Gawaine, however, refused to move and kept looking towards the door. "I…think I'll see how Tristan is doing with Rose."
Lancelot rolled his eyes. "You murder everyday and you can't stand to see this!" he shouted.
"Lance!" Arthur was struggling to hold Reya's shoulder down and place the iron in the correct stop; it wasn't going very well.
Lancelot muttered under his breath but a quick look from Arthur stopped that. He leaned over so he was almost directly above Reya and he pressed his hands down on both of her shoulders. Reya fought back for a few moments but gave up in the end. Arthur laid the iron back against her wound which, at this point, was halfway shut.
Minutes passed and soon the wound was closed up leaving a hideous scar. Arthur rested the iron down and sighed. Dagonet left the room without a word, and Lancelot and Bors removed their pressure from Reya and both sat down on the floor simultaneously.
"What an interesting day, eh?" Bors said to no one in particular as Rose, Tristan, and Gawaine wandered back into the room.
As Rose rushed over to check on Reya, Arthur shook his head. "Just thank God, it's over."
"Yes, let's thank God, shall we?" Lancelot replied cynically, "For he has been the giver of our good fortune today."
"Lance…" Dagonet warned as he re-entered the room. He held an old, half-shredded rag that appeared to be wet. The inn-keeper soon followed him afterward carrying a bucket of water.
Before Arthur could even ask, Dagonet gave him the response he desired. "Cold water…for her leg's burn."
Just a short little note for all of my readers: This is the first chapter I haven't written in a reallllly long time, and I would appreciate if you would comment on whether I should keep going with the story or bag it. Thanks very much, and especially to Troyfan16 who got me back into writing this chapter. Much love all.