Ch.7: Pythor's Fallen Angel

Pythor burst into the room through the open doorway, Skales and Vipie right behind him. When he saw his beloved Pamela lying on the bed with Alura, his other sisters, and the other Generals at her side, he just wanted to cry. Her arms were covered with cuts as her legs were with bruises. There's also an awful gash in her side that Flora and Fauna had just cleaned up, put medicine on, and dressed with bandages.

"Pamela…" Pythor quickly slithered over to her other side as the others moved back to give him room. He gently picked up her hand and gave it a loving squeeze before kissing it.

"What have you done to yourself, my angel?" he whimpered with tears streaming down his face.

"She has a bad gash in the side," Acidicus explained calmly, "as well as some cuts and bruises. But other than that, she's going to be alright. We were lucky that she only lost a little blood at her wound." Despite the Venomari General assuring him that Pam will live, Pythor still couldn't stop his tears from falling. Just the thought of his beloved getting hurt like this is just too much for him to bear. He couldn't stop feeling like it was his fault, although he had nothing to do with it. He finally looked up at his sisters and Generals.

"I will take care of her other injuries," he said to them firmly. "And I want to be alone with her for a while."

"Of course, brother," Boanya replied with a nod before she and the others left the room. Before she left, Vipie turned to her brother as he got out a bowl of water to clean the cuts on Pam's arms.

"Will she be okay?" Pythor turned to her with a reassured smile.

"I'm sure she will, Vipie," he answered as he got out a washcloth. "She's a strong girl." Vipie then thought about something before an ideal light bulb went off over her head.

"I think I know just the thing that will make her get better more quickly," she said to Pythor. "I'll be right back." She then hurried out of the room, leaving Pythor alone with Pamela. Pythor simply smiled at the thought of his baby sister wanting to help as he wet the washcloth into the bowl and started to brush it along Pam's arms.

"Don't worry, Pamela," he said to her, despite her being unconscious. "You're safe with me now."