Wyrda
Ch. 16
(A/N: This chapter takes place during Vision Near and Far chapter of Eldest. I just wanted to let you know where we are in the timeline. Its still AU, just more so now since Ive read Brisingr. And thanks for all the reviews, they definitely help keep the muse around.)
(Ellesmera)
Phoenix took a couple of more trips to the bathroom before she could bring herself to wash her face and comb her hair. When she was finished drying her face there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," she called tiredly.
Arya emerged with a tray of food. Following her was another Elf.
"I thought that you might be able to stomach some bread and some juice," Arya told her.
"And you've brought a healer as well," Phoenix observed, noticing the color robes on the other elf.
Arya gave a small shrug and a smile. The healer swept past Arya and immediately poking and prodding Phoenix. She didnt take kindly to this, as the healer was examining her rather roughly. Phoenix pushed her away.
"What are you doing?? she asked irritably, in Elvish.
"I need to know what is ailing you, so that I may heal you properly," the healer answered, sternly, but calmly in Elvish.
Phoenix huffed and let the healer examine her once more. After several more moments of more poking and prodding, which seemed like hours instead of minutes, the healer backed away and asked in Elvish, "When was the last time you had your cycle, Argetlam?"
"Oh. Um," Phoenix screwed her face up, thinking hard. Now that she thought about it, it had been a while since she had her monthly cycle. "Not for a while," she confessed. "Why?"
"I believe, that there is nothing for me to heal," she told the two. "She is perfectly healthy for a woman who is finishing the last days of her second month of pregnancy," she bowed to them. "Good day to you both," and then left.
She made sure that the healer was well away from then, Arya said, "I must leave Ellesméra for Surda immediately."
Phoenix looked over at her.
"Does this require a dragon rider, by any chance?" she asked her elf friend.
"It is more of a political visit," she told her.
Phoenix made a face. She hated politics.
"I wanted to make sure you were healthy before I departed," Arya said, cupping Phoenixs hand into hers.
"I appreciate that," the dragon rider told her softly.
Arya gave her a slight bow before leaving. Phoenix sighed deeply as another wave of nausea came back and then collapsed back in bed.
*****
When Eragon and the two dragons returned some time before sunset. Phoenix was napping and didnt hear any of them come in. Eragon was deep in thought about a recent discussion he had with Oromis that day. Aiedail went over to Phoenix as quietly as he could and nudged her. She woke up, slowly, looking around at her surroundings.
You need to eat, Aiedail told her. You feel hungry.
Maybe thats you, Phoenix pointed out.
The dragon pointed his nose up in the air.
There may be truth to that, Saphira pointed out.
Phoenix stifled a giggle as she walked into the washroom. The queasiness was still present, but the urge to throw up what little she ate at mid-day was gone. She washed her face, brushed her hair and changed into something more presentable for dinner. Eragon did the same thing, although a little more absentmindedly.
To be continued . . .
Edit: Okay, I fixed it, hopefully. I don't know why there weren't any quotation marks. Weird.