Alice awoke from her hazy half dreaming state to find herself lying down. She stirred and looked around, hoping that she was anywhere but where she actually was. Groaning, tried to throw her feet off the... sofa? When had that gotten there? She looked back at her feet and lifted the furs that had been placed over her. There was a large wadd of something cold pressed against her bandaged foot. Her eyebrow rose slightly as she removed the pack and curled her toes, testing the severity of the injury and trying to return the blood flow. "Ah!" She bit her lip and replaced the pack, wanting once again the numb sensation it provided.
"Don't do that!" A voice suddenly called to her. She looked back to see Century coming towards her. She crossed her arms and huffed, "Its my body, I'll do what I want." She replied as he sat down at her feet.
He lifted the pack, "You haven't bled through, so that's a good sign." He placed the pack down gently, still inflicting a slight pain, but that the light sting was nothing to the agony she was put in when she jerked her foot away. "Stop that!" He shouted. She looked at him, taken aback by his tone. He wasn't angry with her, but he sounded more worried. "Do you want to die?" He asked, looking into her lovely brown eyes.
She shook her head gently and leaned back. "Thank you." She murmured.
Century cocked a brow at her, "Excuse me?" He asked, obviously not expecting to hear that.
"I said thank you for helping me. That thing was curled around my feet when I woke up and when I moved, it bit me." She explained. "I guess it would've eaten me if you hadn't showed up."
Century rumaged on his person for something, standing to tower over her. She looked up and squinted, noticing how hard it was to focus on things. He produced a bottle and lifted it to her view. He opened it and expelled the contents into his hand. He dropped one to eye level for her to see it was a tiny pill. "Take this, it'll help with the pain."
She scrunched her nose, "I still haven't forgotten about the sleeping spell and now you expect me to take these strange pills? You're out of your mind! What makes you think I would trust you?"
He shook his head, "Well what coice have you got? If you want to go back into the cave to find another cave crawler to inject you with an antivenom -which is highly unlikely might I add- then be my guest! But in the meanwhile, you should take this pill and feel better. Why would I save you from that if I were going to kill you with something else? That's just stupid, child."
She had to admit, he had a point. She obliged and grabbed the pill, swallowing it easily. She closed her eyes and rolled over to find a more comfortable position before falling back to sleep.
~~~**Tarrant X Alice**~~~
Tarrant mounted his horse with ease as Mirana spoke, "I doubt they are in Underland, Tarrant. I think you'll have to travel farther. Here," She unclasp her necklace and held it up to him. "This rare gem tracks the hearts deepest desires. I should say Alice will be found quickly. Trust the crystal and if anything seems suspicious, come back as soon as possible."
He nodded to her and accepted the gift, "Thank you, your majesty. I will return with her. You can count on that." He dug his heels into the horse's sides. He darted off into the mid day, a man on a mission and nothing would stop him.
~~~**Tarrant X Alice**~~~
Iracibeth stroked the head of her Jabberwocky, "Its alright, love." She lulled, "Soon you will eat like a queen." She smiled.
The large dragon-like creature nuzzled her affectionately. The light crunching of footsteps in the mid day fog killed the touching scene. The large-headed woman turned, feeling protective of her pet, "Who goes there?" She growled.
The figure became clear to her and she glared. "Relax, my queen." He replied. She turned her head away and continued to stroke her pet lovingly. Century stepped away from the shadows, "I'm sorry but my magic just takes too much out of me to transport myselv everywhere. I was just coming to tell you that now is the time. If you want to attack, you have to gather your army and strike before the mad man returns."
She nodded, "Are you ready, young one?" She cooed. The dragon nodded and went flat as Iracibeth mounted it. "What about the girl?" She asked.
Century shook his head, "I doubt she will be any trouble to you -she can't even stand! Its quite pathetic actually. Who knew the champion of Underland was so fragile." He replied in a seemingly careless tone.
The woman nodded before the Jabberwocky began to flap its wings, asending into the sky. He took his leave too then. He had no intentions of leaving Alice alone for a long time -not with that kind of injury.
When he returned, she was up, staring into the pit of fire. He cleared his throat to catch her attention. Her brown eyes flickered over to him, "Century?" She asked. "Do you have any more of those pills?"
He nodded and knelt beside her, taking the small bottle from a pouch in his cloak, he handed her a pill. She took it and gave a small smile of her thanks. He patted her head, "I think you'll be alright. You aren't falling asleep directly after taking the pill now. These are good signs."
(So, I'm sorry to cut off this chapter so soon, but this is all I have for you for now. I won't take another month to update, I promise! =) Now, remember to review and be good monsters and always talk to your tacos!)
