when it's just the two of us, only the two of us
"One of the advantages of being Ascended is I don't get to notice that any more," Isla says warmly, offering him a small smile. Bitter or sweet, it's all just compounds and medicines to her these days. She does do her best to make her cures palatable, though, for those who do have tastebuds.
Nodding encouragingly as her team of nurses get him settled back down, she ensures that he's drank enough of the tincture and checks his pulse and other vital signs, before stepping back. "Rest for a while," she says. "I'll return shortly to check on you."
Exiting to check on her other patients and to debrief with the other nurses, it's about thirty minutes before Isla comes back to see Darkeye. "How are you feeling now?" she asks?
Nodding encouragingly as her team of nurses get him settled back down, she ensures that he's drank enough of the tincture and checks his pulse and other vital signs, before stepping back. "Rest for a while," she says. "I'll return shortly to check on you."
Exiting to check on her other patients and to debrief with the other nurses, it's about thirty minutes before Isla comes back to see Darkeye. "How are you feeling now?" she asks?
i could die
Isla
