(Kel POV)
I felt groggy and sluggish but there was a voice talking try as I might I could not match the voice to a face. I realized I could not move a muscle when I tried to open my eyes to see a face or to even know where I was. The only option was then to strain my ears and listen to the man who was speaking.
"… Come on Kel. Numair said any mark now, you can do it. Open your eyes… come now Protector." The voice seemed so utterly familiar who did that sound like. A friend? That much was obvious no one who despised me would will me to wake would they, than who was my companion? It was then that the voice comforting me changed to a pleading, desperate tone. "Keladry please, please. I can't stand this anymore, please just let me see your eyes."
I tried to talk to assure the man I was fine and only managed a moan. "Kel?" I felt someone take my hand "Are you okay Keladry?"
"Kel…" I croaked. I heard the man take a quick breath in and hold it.
"What was that?" He asked.
"It's not Keladry its Kel…" I explained in my raspy voice. The man dropped my hand and I heard a crash and a groan before the man started bellowing,
"Uncle! Lioness! Neal!" A door burst open and another shout rang out. The new voice was that of a child's and it was as frantic as the man's.
"Sergeant Dom what is the matter?" Dom? So the man who was my companion was Domitan of Masbolle my dear friend.
"Kel is awake." Dom answered before shouting for his Uncle and Neal again.
"She dun't look awake." Tobe mumbled standing very close to where I was laying.
"Does not." I mumbled back managing to pry my heavy eyelids open.
"Lady?" I saw a blurred figure launch itself at me and hug me tightly before starting to cry. I assumed it was Tobe and was proven correct when my eyes slowly focused on my surroundings.
I looked down at the shivering form of Tobe and tried to sooth him with the arm I could feel. I looked up and caught sight of Dom in the door way he quickly looked back into the room when he heard Tobe's cry. Dom turned after he saw my eyes open and called again for help.
I smiled slightly at Dom's worried face and his frantic calls for Neal, Alanna, and his Uncle.
"It's okay Tobe" I mumbled rubbing his back to calm him down. But as I comforted my young friend I was watching Dom with amusement, "Dom stop please."
"You… you… you was hurt Lady…" Tobe sobbed, "It was an arrow dat did it's" An arrow? I was baffled the last thing I remember was heading to Steadfast and Neal complaining that we were noit going fast enough.
"What?" I looked at Dom in confusion but he did not answer me. In fact all he did was look at me with a worried expression on his countenance.
"Domitan what is so important that you had to frighten the entire camp and interrupt our dinner?" Duke Baird asked as he and Neal entered the Infirmary.
"I told you to stop." I mumbled to Dom. My retort turned the attention my way as Neal hopped to my side while shouting,
"Kel! How are you feeling?"
"Sore. What happened?" I asked noticing how awful my voice sounded.
"Do you remember the raid?" Neal asked.
"Raid! Is New Hope alright? Oh no…" I struggled to rise from my bed throwing off my sheets but Neal pushed me back into bed. Dom came over chuckling softly though it did not reach his eyes. He sat on the stool I can only assume he was sitting on earlier and said,
"Your chicks are fine Protector. It's you everyone os worried about." Normally I would have scolded him most diligently from calling me Protector but I was concerned by what he said.
"Me?" Dom nodded somberly. I did a quick body check remembering that one of my arms felt numb when I had first woken. I targeted the problem to be the sudden pain issueing from my shoulder. I released Tobe and touched the offending shoulder stunned.
"Why am I in the infirmary?"
"You were shot in the shoulder with a poisonous arrow…" Neal mumbled as he sent his magic over me. The annoying throbbing of my shoulder became less painful and Tobe slid to the edge of the bed.
"How long have we been in Steadfast?" I asked starting to feel tired
"Five days." Neal answered absent mindedly as his brow furrowed in concentration.
"Have I bee…" A yawn broke through my question and I glared at a sheepish looking Neal.
"I did another healing on your shoulder. An infection was starting to settle in it should be gone but for now get some rest."
He did not need to tell me twice my eyes were already closing in exhaustion.
"Has anyone informed Sir Inness his sister was finally up?" Duke Bard questioned.
"Inness is here?" I mumbled sinking lower into sleep; I don't think they heard my comment because they did not address it.
"I'll go he should after all be info…" I fell asleep as Dom spoke to his Uncle.