AN: I really appreciate all the people who are reading, have put me on alert or favorited as well as all the reviews. I really do appreciate it.
Courageflame: Here is the next chapter for your viewing pleasure and I'm glad you caught the reference to the show in the last chapter. I really enjoyed the review.
Disclaimers: Anything you recognize, I don't own…although believe me, I would love nothing more. Also, I make no money from this, it is purely for my own enjoyment and love of the characters. No copyright infringement or harm meant.
Spoilers: None, except that this takes place before Allan was Guy's man so an indeterminate part of season two as everyone is still alive and Allan hasn't betrayed anyone yet.
~At the outlaws camp~
"Here," the young woman, who I had learned was called Djaq, unceremoniously thrust a cup of liquid into my hand.
"What is it?" I asked suspiciously as she hurried away, looking for her medical supplies.
"It is a draught to help ease the pain you would feel as I work on your arm. It will also help you sleep deeply. Drink it, it tastes of strawberries," she said in her strange accent as she re-emerged with various items in her hands and arms.
I looked over at the young man named Will and he nodded with an encouraging smile.
"You can trust Djaq. She knows what she is doing," he said softly.
I took a deep breath before bringing the cup to my lips and taking a hesitant sip.
"It does taste of strawberries," I said with a small smile.
I brought the cup to my lips again and quickly drained it of the liquid, which was cool like water. I felt the effects almost instantly as my eyelids drooped. Djaq gave it another minute to dull my senses then began to work on my arm.
"Why does everyone call you Djaq?" I asked suddenly after a minute of total silence.
"It was my brother's name," she stated softly.
I let that sink into my sleep crowded brain before speaking again.
"What happened to him?" I asked softly.
"He died in the Holy Land. When I heard what happened to him, I immediately cut off my hair, ran away from my home and took up his fight against the English," she said softly.
"What is your real name then?" I asked.
"Saffiya," she said, closing her eyes as she whispered the long unused name, as if it caused her physical pain to say it.
"I think Djaq suits you better," I said softly.
She opened her eyes and finished bandaging my arm quickly, getting up when she had finished.
"You should sleep now," she said, loud enough to let the men know she was finished.
I suddenly got the impression she was glad to have another female in the camp with her.
"Thank you," I said a little too loudly.
Will came over and helped me get settled on the small cot and wrapped a cloak around me to keep me warm as I drifted off, dreaming about a young man with the most piercing green eyes.
So, there is chapter two. Normally I am a huge D/W shipper but for the purposes of this story, Djaq is going to most likely end up with Allan so that the story works out the way I envision it.
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