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gave an extra load snore and then opened his eyes slightly. ‘Can we just see how I am in the morning? If I can’t walk...I guess I’ll have no choice.’
‘ You can check what I put in your pack too,’ said Eibhear.
‘ What you put in will be fine.’
‘ You didn’t even see what I packed.’
‘ No. But I’m sure you know what I’ll need,’ said Dale. ‘You’re probably capable of the difficult task of pushing clothing into my pack and if you mess it up I’ll just steal most of your gear.’ He turned over once again and the snores resumed.
‘ I should put a spider in there, just to see if he ever actually changes clothing,’ said Eibhear, rolling his eyes and turning away.
To Dale ’s annoyance he was still too weak to walk when he awoke the next morning. He managed to drag himself into a sitting position, but knew immediately that he would fall to the floor if he attempted to stand up. He lay back down and waited patiently. It was only seconds before Eibhear appeared.
‘ Are you listening to my thoughts?’ asked Dale indignantly as the warrior entered the room.
‘ Would you prefer to lie here on the bed all day, waiting for the feint chance that I might remember you exist?’
‘ Where’s my pack?’
Eibhear picked it up from beside the bed and dumped it beside Dale. Dale glanced warily at Eibhear without touching his pack.
‘ What’s wrong? I thought you trusted my packing skills,’ said Eibhear.
‘ You wouldn’t really put a spider in there, would you Eibhear?’ Dale looked suspiciously at his pack.
‘ I might,’ said Eibhear with a wicked chuckle. ‘But I didn’t...yet. Are you ready to go?’
‘ I need to go to the dunnigin,’ said Dale. ‘That’s a bit embarrassing isn’t it? I need to be carried to the dunnigin and carried to the ship. I hate being ill,’ he said miserably. ‘Perhaps I should wait another day or two, before we leave for Emerald.’
‘ Dale, you’ve been in bed for over a week and you are relatively clean, your clothing is also reasonably clean and your sheets are fresh,’ Eibhear pointed out. ‘It’s far too late for you to start being embarrassed.’ Without waiting for Dale to complain further, he picked him up, carried him to the dunnigin, waited patiently and then carried the Baron back to his room, placing him back on his bed.
Within seconds of their return there was a knock at the door and Charie appeared carrying a towel and several wash cloths. She entered without waiting to be invited and two men carrying a tub of warm water followed her into the room.
‘ Beside the bed please,’ she said, and the two men placed the tub on the floor. ‘Oh! You’re awake Baron! Would you like me to bathe you again today?’
Dale ’s jaw dropped open and his face turned a deep shade of red.
‘ I think he’ll be alright by himself today, Charie,’ said Eibhear, trying not to laugh at the horrified look on Dale’s face.
‘ I’ll leave the towel then,’ she said looking quite disappointed. She placed the towel and wash-cloths on the table beside Dale’s bed and left the room, looking back regretfully from the doorway before disappearing down the hall.
‘ Eibhear!’ Dale was gasping in shock. ‘She didn’t! Did she? How could you let her-’ Dale gave one final groan of embarrassment and pulled the covers over his face.
‘ Of course I let her bathe you Dale. I sure as hell wasn’t doing it.’ Eibhear looked repulsed at the thought. ‘Besides, she was quite happy to oblige. In fact, she rather enjoyed it. Of course I had to get Callian to make sure you were unconscious. Really unconscious I mean - not just half asleep like you usually are. He said it was difficult, and anyone else would have probably died considering how deeply he stilled your mind, but he was confident you’d remember nothing. Otherwise who knows how badly you might have reacted.’
Dale stayed beneath the covers, doubting he could ever look Charie in the eye
‘ You can check what I put in your pack too,’ said Eibhear.
‘ What you put in will be fine.’
‘ You didn’t even see what I packed.’
‘ No. But I’m sure you know what I’ll need,’ said Dale. ‘You’re probably capable of the difficult task of pushing clothing into my pack and if you mess it up I’ll just steal most of your gear.’ He turned over once again and the snores resumed.
‘ I should put a spider in there, just to see if he ever actually changes clothing,’ said Eibhear, rolling his eyes and turning away.
To Dale ’s annoyance he was still too weak to walk when he awoke the next morning. He managed to drag himself into a sitting position, but knew immediately that he would fall to the floor if he attempted to stand up. He lay back down and waited patiently. It was only seconds before Eibhear appeared.
‘ Are you listening to my thoughts?’ asked Dale indignantly as the warrior entered the room.
‘ Would you prefer to lie here on the bed all day, waiting for the feint chance that I might remember you exist?’
‘ Where’s my pack?’
Eibhear picked it up from beside the bed and dumped it beside Dale. Dale glanced warily at Eibhear without touching his pack.
‘ What’s wrong? I thought you trusted my packing skills,’ said Eibhear.
‘ You wouldn’t really put a spider in there, would you Eibhear?’ Dale looked suspiciously at his pack.
‘ I might,’ said Eibhear with a wicked chuckle. ‘But I didn’t...yet. Are you ready to go?’
‘ I need to go to the dunnigin,’ said Dale. ‘That’s a bit embarrassing isn’t it? I need to be carried to the dunnigin and carried to the ship. I hate being ill,’ he said miserably. ‘Perhaps I should wait another day or two, before we leave for Emerald.’
‘ Dale, you’ve been in bed for over a week and you are relatively clean, your clothing is also reasonably clean and your sheets are fresh,’ Eibhear pointed out. ‘It’s far too late for you to start being embarrassed.’ Without waiting for Dale to complain further, he picked him up, carried him to the dunnigin, waited patiently and then carried the Baron back to his room, placing him back on his bed.
Within seconds of their return there was a knock at the door and Charie appeared carrying a towel and several wash cloths. She entered without waiting to be invited and two men carrying a tub of warm water followed her into the room.
‘ Beside the bed please,’ she said, and the two men placed the tub on the floor. ‘Oh! You’re awake Baron! Would you like me to bathe you again today?’
Dale ’s jaw dropped open and his face turned a deep shade of red.
‘ I think he’ll be alright by himself today, Charie,’ said Eibhear, trying not to laugh at the horrified look on Dale’s face.
‘ I’ll leave the towel then,’ she said looking quite disappointed. She placed the towel and wash-cloths on the table beside Dale’s bed and left the room, looking back regretfully from the doorway before disappearing down the hall.
‘ Eibhear!’ Dale was gasping in shock. ‘She didn’t! Did she? How could you let her-’ Dale gave one final groan of embarrassment and pulled the covers over his face.
‘ Of course I let her bathe you Dale. I sure as hell wasn’t doing it.’ Eibhear looked repulsed at the thought. ‘Besides, she was quite happy to oblige. In fact, she rather enjoyed it. Of course I had to get Callian to make sure you were unconscious. Really unconscious I mean - not just half asleep like you usually are. He said it was difficult, and anyone else would have probably died considering how deeply he stilled your mind, but he was confident you’d remember nothing. Otherwise who knows how badly you might have reacted.’
Dale stayed beneath the covers, doubting he could ever look Charie in the eye
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