As the Smith
Hall Turns
Part VII
February
7, 2001
Etain walks with silent steps in from the
Gathering Hall.
Etain walks with silent steps west.
Arakiel is groans softly in her sleep.
Jaina moves silently in from the Common Room.
Jaina smiles softly and sits on the stool
next to the cot "I'm here, I might not be Evan but I am
here." she says softly, her voice gentle but firm. "Please
don't fight the medicine's too much," the healer adds, hpoing
to calm the woman down.
Arakiel groans softly as she starts to grow
restless. "Evan."
Arakiel groans softly as she starts to pull
at the restraints, "...Evan... Where...?"
Arakiel sighs, not realizing, this is a healer,
as she pulls at the restraint. "Evan. Don't..."
Jaina makes soft shhhing sounds "I'm
here, Jaina's here." she says quietly, like she would a
child. Because it works better that way sometimes, if she must
she'll send a flit for Evan, though she really doesn't know where
the man is.
Arakiel tries to shake her head. "Want
Evan... want to go home..."
Evan glides silently in from the Gathering
Hall.
Evan nods to Jaina as he moves to the stool
by his wife's bed.
Pippin glides in from the Common Room.
Jaina nods towards Evan as she moves from
the stool "She's restless, see if you could perhaps calm
her down a little?" she says more than asks, standing back
from the couple but still next to the cot to watch.
Arakiel tries to fight the restraint, move
her head, "Where's... want to go home. Evan.."
Evan nods and places his hand on one of Arakiel's
arms.
Evan smiles, "you're home love... Just
rest."
Arakiel sighs as she hears Evan's voice, "Rest?"
Jaina smiles as she stands where she is and
watches the two, then she pulls up a stool and perches on it,
her silence respectful in its own way.
Evan nods, "You're sick, remember?"
Arakiel lets out a soft groan, "Evan."
Jaina chuckles and nods, "With this many
people it shouldn't take much. Jacen nods in agreement and Diane
follows in his lead, nodding as well, but she grins brightly
as she picks at her Jammies. S'coe grins "Well, if we're
that concerned aboout your poor, poor Keral. We might as well
move to the Common room, Gui left by the way Tai. He went to
do some errands." the rider says, winking at the girl.
Evan smiles, "I'm here love."
Jaina mms and checks the time-mark on the
candle "If you like, its time for her to have her medicine."
she suggests, making it a choice rather than a demand. Danna
did say that she could have it after four marks even if she couldn't
have it before four marks.
Jaina peers at Arakiel before taking and pouring
a cup of the medicine, she sets the cup on a table nearer to
her reach before perching on her stool again. She'll not give
the woman her medicine immediately, afterall, maybe they want
to talk a few minutes before she has to feed her that medicine
again.
Arakiel searches as much as the restraints
allow for the man behind the voice, as to be reasured that she's
safe. "Evan? Nicholai?"
A questioning look goes towards Evan and she
hears the name 'Nicholai'. Apparently, she doesn't know the man...but
she is still new here? She just watches for now, if Arakiel hets
restless she'll have to feed her the medicine, it'll at least
calm her down...
Evan sighs, "We've been over this before
love. Nicholi is somewhere in the NOrth. Don't know where."
The only thing that really keeps Ara from
fighting, is the sound of Evan's voice. "Nicholai safe?"
Jaina hmmms quietly, her eyes pensive as she
watches Arakiel but her mind working, so she's not entirely there.
But she's there enough to listen to teh conversation between
the two.
Evan nods, "As far as I know."
Arakiel sighs, licking her dried lips, "I'm
thirsty."
Jaina is off her chair and retrieving some
water before the woman can say another word, she offers the cup
to Evan as he is her husband and she watches some more, before
moving back to her stool, she glances towards the liquids she
had brought in not that long ago...in hope that she would be
thirsty...
Evan looks to Jaina and nods as he takes the
cup from her. He slides an arm beneath his wife's neck to lift
her head so she can sip.
Arakiel takes a few sips of water, smiling
slightly, "Thanks..."
Jaina nods and keeps her ears out, listening
for request of something else or just listening anyways...her
eyes avert and gaze around the darkened infirmairy.
Evan looks to Jaina, "what's wrong?"
Wishing she could snuggle against the strong
familiar arm that's around her. It's the only reality in ARra's
fevered mind.
Jaina shakes her head "I was just thinking,
thats all. Nothing is wrong." she says, her voice soft as
her dark eyes dart back towards Evan silently.
Evan nods and turns back to Arakiel.
Arakiel sighs "So strong, my love."
she whispered.
Jaina smiles again and watches the pair, her
brown eyes pensive as she ponders something or other, probalbly
some Healer type thing...
Lukelance walks in from the Gathering Hall.
Resting against Evan, Ara sighs with contentment.
Lukelance walks briskly into the room as if
looking for someone, and slows down when he steps in. He looks
up at Evan and a smile comes over the visible half of his face.
Christina knocks at the door from the Gathering
Hall.
Evan looks up and scowls at the newcomers.
"This had better be good..." he mutters
Christina delicately walks in from the Gathering
Hall.
Lukelance quickly draws his grin to a straight
line. "If you are busy I did not mean to interrupt you,
I was hoping to finish my interview so that I could become a
smith apprentice...."
Jaina arches an eyebrow at the newcommers
before she is on her feet and already on her way towards that
sideof the infirmairy "Can I help you two?" she asks,
her voice quiet as she watches the two "And make sure you're
quiet, we have a sick person here." she adds, glaring at
Lukelance a momment.
Christina walks in, gently lifting her skirts
above the ground. She smiles shyly as she enters, and nods to
Jaina. No choice in that matter... she gulps, pondering her next
move. To sign or not to sign? Instead, she offers a brief nod.
Evan stands and stalks towards Lukelance.
In a voice quiet but firm, "My wife is quite ill. THere
are any number of others who can finish your interview. WHy don't
you find one of them?"
Lukelance frowns, "Sorry Evan, I did
not hear of the misfortune.. I am deeply sorry and wish her to
get well soon." Lukelance slowly turns and walks out, nodding
towards Christina.
Lukelance walks to the Hallway.
Arakiel sighs softly as she falls asleep.
Evan turns and realizes that Arakiel has fallen
asleep. After a moment he sighs and motions Christina to the
Great hall, "We'll talk outside."
Christina bites her lower lip. She takes a
deep breath. Nodding, she steps outside, looking quite a nervous
wreck.
Jaina glances towards Christina "Can
I hlp you then?" she asks, keeping her voice quite low as
she glances towards Evan with a slightly grateful smile, shrugging
as Evan has the girl go, she moves back to her seat, and keeps
her vigil over Arakiel for the momment.
Evan turns to Jaina before moving out, "I'll
be just outside if she wakes up."
Evan glides silently to the Hallway.
Christina delicately walks to the Hallway.
***In the Gathering Hall:
Lukelance stands and turns around to look
at Evan, "Is she doing any better?"
Evan raises a brow, "She has Firehead.
What do you think?"
Lukelance says, "I'm very sorry to hear
of this, but I do wish the best..."
Evan nods, "My thanks.
Meanwhile in the Infirmary, Arakiel starts
to stir ****
Arakiel sighs and snuggles deeper into sleep,
knowing that Evan is nearby.
Jaina smiles to herself, finally happy that
Arakiel is starting to settle herself down. Its a good thing
when the paitent is willingly laying still, yup, it is.
Softly sleeping sounds can be hear. Ara dreams
of a better time for once.
Jaina hmms softly as she smiles at her paitent.
Her eyes drift away and towards the desk, a mess yet onceagain
from the appys moving things around.
Arakiel's dream of a better time with her
and Evan, knives and children.
Arakiel sighs as she starts to stir. Dreaming
only last for so long as the heat from her fever starts to awaken
her.
Jaina hrms and ponders, give her the medicine,
or tell Evan that Ara's starting to wake? Shouldn't she give
her the meds? Its been extra long but she slept...and wasn't
restless, oh decisions!
Arakiel stirs, licking her dry lips. She asks,
"Evan?"
Jaina nods her head slightly and wanders out
to the door, she knows that Evan is just outside the door and
will retrieve him for the poor lady.
Jaina moves silently to the Hallway.
Jaina walks just outside the Infirmairy door
"Master Evan, Arakiel is asking for you." she says
softly, her brown eyes scanning the people before the Journeywoman
dissappears back into her infirmairy. She was told to tell him
if she woke up, and she's at least calling him, its just as importiant,
yes?
Jaina moves silently in from the Gathering
Hall.
Arakiel moves against the restraints, as the
fever awakens her.
Jaina makes small shhhing sounds as she reaches
for the medicine, he murmurs a few words before she lifts the
cup to the woman's mouth, encouraging her to drink the medicine.
Arakiel hearing Jaina's calm voice and allows
the cup to her lips. Somewhere inside her, she knew that the
voice was approved by Evan.
Jaina smiles as Arakiel drinks all the meds,
she sets the cup on the table nearby and watches Ara silently,
her dark eyes warm as her hand strays to settle on the edge of
the cot.
** This ends this log.**
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