Long Lost Leaves - part II

[Willow Oran]

Haldis returned from stowing the pack full of scrolls in Radagast's tent and retrieving her bag of medicines to find that Nami had retunred with boiling water, but that in the meantime Quickleaf had somehow regained his knife and cut into himself. This was the final straw to an already long day.

Setting down her bag she strode to his side and, grasping his wrist firmly before he could do any further damage, removed the knife from the shaking hand, saying as she did, "You are not alone. There is no need for such foolishness as this! Do you wish to experience death? I will call Abasi to finish you off quickly if that is so. No? Then what was the knife for? Ah, you were going to cut out the infection, without being able to see it, nothing for the pain and unsteady hands. Yes, very clever," she set the knife down a good distance away and took a leaf from her bag. Holding his jaw (perhaps a little harder than necessary), she set the leaf on his tongue, "Chew it," she ordered, "Once it is softened, hold it under your tongue. Nami, one of the clean cloths, not too wet. Thank you. And now that small knife in the sheath on the side of the bag..."

The infection did need to cut out, and Haldis did so, carefully, and with nami's help. By the time Quickleaf had been properly tended it was very nearly dark out and they finished to realize that they had been oblivious to the rest of the camp for several hours.