I think it may be time to re-evaluate things. So I was bleeding out and Wuyi had put a temporary fix in, and the litter was floating over the ocean. Ben had already jumped out and I sent Cal after him. I was worried about him and also felt...a little pissed. Anyway Rupper dove out and swam to shore while Kelly's spider spun silk around me to lower me down to a raft of water Rhia made to ferry me. I looked through Cal eye's and saw Ben head for a cottage after Cal told him I was alive, barely but alive. Ben seemed to not be concerned, but then I don't think either of us realized how bad it was.
The rest of the group headed Ben's way when we heard a loud gunshot. Looking through Cal's eyes I saw Ben had startled an old woman with a gun and she was screaming in that language Rhia speaks sometimes when she's angry. I started struggling to get free, I had to get to Ben and the other's weren't moving fast enough. Rhia may as well have just slapped me in the face cause she told me to settle down or she'd tell me details of her night with my father. I had almost forgotten that in all that had happened and now felt myself wishing to tear her heart out again. I glared at her (now wasn't the time to fight with her on THAT event) and fought to get out. Ben needed us. There was another shot as she fired directly at his feet and then aimed at his chest. When we arrived Ben had backed off and the woman recognized Rhia.
Turns out Rhia is her step-daughter and we had made it to Mann's home. She took us in and Rupper stitched me up and gave me some pain pills. I know something is bothering him about me or us, but I couldn't ask him about it here. We were eating some wonderful stew while Rhia and Mona talked when a horse screamed and Cal and Pepper informed us that giant wolves were attacking the herd. Ben ordered me to stay put and my blood boiled at having to sit out but I knew this wound was much worse than any other I had ever suffered because...it wasn't healing. All the wounds I had taken up till now had healed in the first few minutes or at least started healing in a couple hours but this...there wasn't even the barest of tingles indicating healing, and that scared me.
I didn't look to see what was going on outside but I could hear Rupper growling and barking at the wolves and them growling back. I paced a little and sat down again when a wolf crashed through the front door and tried to eat me...but he passed through me and bit the couch. Seeing I was safe from their attacks I rushed to the kitchen for a knife, remembering my own weapons would not work, and lept onto his neck only to find, despite my amazing strength, I was having trouble getting through it's hide. No matter, I put the knife in my mouth, wrapped my hands in a blanket from the couch and proceeded to pry his jaws open. Looking at the soft tissue I almost jammed the knife down his throat but then a thought settled on me. He had invaded my sister's home....so I ripped his lower jaw off and dropped him to the floor.
The others came in then and Rhia noticed I had ripped my stitches open. I held the wound until Rupper came in and restitched it as Ben hovered over me... literally. Ben was flying. I told him I wanted a ride and I could see the worry etched on his face when he promised he would when I was better. He went to look out the window, explaining he was just restless...but I know him, or at least I feel I do. Something else is on his mind. I wonder if he regrets any of this...*head shake* Then I heard someone outside walking through the pasture with a cane. Ben did too and we both told the group at the same time...as sappy as this will sound he and I really are right for each other. After Ben confronted the person we found it to be Mann, returning from searching Rhia out.
I really hope Rhia is right in thinking he will help us. I really thought my father would help us, he even seemed to elude to the fact he would...but look how that turned out. I really think we need to be weary of Mann, and any other god we meant from now on. Assumptions only make an ass out of you after all.
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