I'M BACK! FINALLY! Here's the story, my old computer crashed taking all my updated files with it to the grave. I just got my new comp updated and everything downloaded. That's why I took so long for me to update! P.S. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews!
Disclaimer: Still don't own it.
Surprised, Dillandu jolted up in the bed; the natural instinct of a warrior. Pain laced up his torso, and stole the breath from his lungs. He felt the wounded flesh on his chest tear. His head spun and coughs racked his body. There came a hot coppery taste in his mouth.
In his pain, Dillandu didn't hear the patter of the young women's feet as she rushed to his side. She cradled him against her as the coughing fit subsided. Fully exhausted, he collapsed against her; trying vainly to catch his breath. She held him for a long moment as he tried to regain his composer.
"Master Dillandu, you are wounded and ill. You shouldn't move." She said; her voice soft and gentle.
She reached around behind her to grasp the steaming mug from the bed side table.
"Drink this. It will help with the pain."
Gently, she brought the cup to his lips and helped him drink. Almost immediately Dillandu felt the sweet intoxication of the anistetics as they began to numb his body. Celena's concern, however, lay in the quickly spreading crimson stain on his night shirt. He had torn the stitches in chest.
She felt Dillandu relax against her moments later. Laying him down once more, she striped him of the ruined shirt and soiled bandages. She supposed, now that she could see the wound, that his tearing it was probably for the better. Mixed along with the blood, was the thick yellowish pus of infection. That was more than likely also the source of the fever. She washed the wound, re stitched it, and bandaged him back up once more.
He struggled very little, obviously being quite out of it from the herbal tea she had administered. She took a seat close to his head and stroked his soft hair, as he looked her over with half lidded eyes.
Suddenly he spoke, voice barley a whisper.
"You are so beautiful."
Celena felt a flush rise on her cheeks.
" but you remind me of some one." His voice trailed away, as he feel asleep once more.
Next Chapter will have more plot...I promise!