@ Artax
Sohail laid there, as still as he could once the girl started to move closer to him. He could taste the fear and uneasyness coming off of her. If she would just get closer, see his injury, hopefully she would help. So he tried his best to stay still and silent as she moved forward, not wanting to frighten the doe like human.
”I need to go back to my village for some yarrow powder, among other things.” Though at those words, his eyes shot open, a new fear entering them. Sohail tried to reach out, trying to grab the girl.
”No!” He groaned out. Though already, she was gone, heading down the beach.
His eyes closed tightly while he shook his head. Now Sohail could only hope that she really would come back. That she wouldn’t bring her people back. But he truly feared that she would. And if the young maiden did, Sohail was sure to be butchered up and used as chow for the creatures of the sea. He closed his eyes tightly. Maybe it was best to just let himself die on this beach. At least then, he would not need to feel the torture and greed of humans. He didn’t want to be forced to grant wishes until his death. Reaching back down to his bite, Sohail gripped onto it tightly and let out another loud groan.
The longer and longer the girl took to come back, the more Sohail curled up, trying to ignore the aching, pulsating pain in his side. Though soon his body went limp, and he wanted for death. It seemed that the woman was gone for ages, that she wouldn’t come back to save his poor life… Though soon he heard someone moving down into his little cove and Sohail’s eyes flickered open, landing on the girl from before. Instant relief washed through his body at seeing only her. Oh what a blessing that she did not tell her tribe. And an even greater thanks to see the materials in her hands.
”Okay, I’m going to start now” Sohail have the girl a nod, trying to let her know that he understood. Though, at the moment, he did not have the enegry to speak. He could feel his life draining away at this point. Would he even be able to make it through this girl’s healing? Sohail was not sure. Slowly, he turned his head to the side, looking at her, watching what she was doing to him. Her hands moved with such catiousness. And as the mixture landed on him, he let out a gruesome moan, wincing at the main. Though as she continued to clean his wound, Sohail managed to stop himself from goaning in pain. Surely, it would only distract the human attempting to help. So, instead, his weak hands balled up into fists as tightly as he could.
”Do…Do you have a name? I’m Kailani. How did you end up like this?””I don’t re-member.” Sohail groaned out, his body moving sharply as another stab of pain went through him. Quickly, the intesitiy passed and he was left with the horrible throb. He gritted his teeth before looking to Kailani.
”I just woke up -in pain – in this horrid state. Maybe it was a storm, or a fight or some fucking shark.” Sohail shook his head, slowly ungritting his teeth. At this point, he didn’t want to scare or upset the girl. He was trying his best to be gentle with Kailani but he was finding it difficult to do that and deal with his side.
”Sohail, is my name.”
Once Alex was seated, Victoria started to check him. While her hands were gentle and cautious, Victoria moved quite quickly. She knew what she was doing by heart, and checking his vitals and asking questions were quite easy for her. Though what she paid most of her attention to was Alex’s small shifts in movement and his eyes. So far, the wolf was staying still for her, even taking a submissive stance for her – which most of the others had not done the same. The man even answered her questions without causing her trouble. Overall, she appreciated that Alex was trying to work with her through this. It seemed best to get this done as fast as possible and he wasn’t trying to raise her Hell.
After pricking Alex’s finger and checking his glucose level, Victoria stepped back, telling him that he was allowed to eat. She moved over to the other side of the cell, seemingly giving the wolf room. Though, she moving for herself, to give herself space. Even with the extra few feet, she could feel herself calming down. It was frightening to be so close to a wolf, even seemingly calm ones. Being here, so far, only showed Victoria that she should be afraid. Even when she had tried to be nice, they saw her as the enemy. And she could see how many of them looked at her…
Grabbing her clipboard, Victoria started to write down what she had found from the checkup. Everything seemed in order, which she believed was good. Well…at least she hoped the researchers would be pleased with the results. Though even after a few hours of working, just from listening to the other nurses, Victoria was not so sure that was the case.
”So-your first day?” Her pencil stopping, Victoria looked up at Alex. Her eyes filled with a mixture of emotions: Surprise, confusion, concern.
”Can I ask you what made you want to work here?” Victoria’s head tilted slightly to the side. The answer to his questions were quite simple. Though, she was unsure if she should engage with him. Alex was the only wolf so far that seemed interested in having a polite conversation with her. And that seemed worrying. Normally, she was encouraged to speak to her patients. But with these wolves it was different. They were encouraged to get in and out as quickly as possible. So, was Alex trying to trick her somehow? Wolves were tricky things and she didn’t want to accidently get wrapped up into something.
”You don’t have to be afraid of me. I’m not going to do anything to you. That would be a death sentence for me, and besides you’re new and interesting.” At his words, Victoria tensed up and seemed to turn a little pale. She dropped her eyes back down to her clipboard. She was afraid. Afraid of Alex and the other wolves there. And she didn’t feel comfortable with him pointing that out, even if he was trying to reassure her.
”Perhaps if you don’t want me to be afraid, you should not bring up that I am fearful.” Victoria looked up, her eyes softening a bit as she forced herself to relax slightly.
”I’m sorry. It does seem that you are only trying to help… It’s just that your friends didn’t like me much so I wasn’t ready for you to want to speak to me.”As for his questions, she saw no harm in answering them. What would he do with that information anyways?
”And yes, today is my first day. I am your new nurse so you will see me almost every day now.” Victoria focused back on the clipboard, beginning to write again. Though her hand moved faster than before, her writing now beginning to get a bit sloppy. But she wanted to leave and to do that, she needed to finish up the form and send him down to the researchers. It all felt like a trick, somehow. Despite his apparent kindness and interest, Victoria had to remmber that wolves weren’t nice for the sake of it.
”I decided to work here because they were willing to pay off my education if I stayed for a while…That’s why there are a lot of young nurses here.”