Colonial empires in a world ruled by elves

Drusilla a very special doctor

In a hospital in the Powonida capital of the Bretaigne empire, a dark-skinned woman with beautiful amber eyes and laughing black hair.

She was caring for an elderly man who had suffered an accident at home after he tripped over a toy belonging to his grandson.

“Mr. Herver, the x-rays show you sprained your right leg.”

Herver looked at the doctor with some fear “Tell me that I will not lose my foot. I took part in the war of thirty years ago and I survived.

But I refuse to believe that a wooden toy could have removed my leg. “

The doctor smiled and put her hand on the old man’s shoulder “Don’t worry Mr. Herver, you just need to wear a splint and rest your leg for a month.

That should be enough to ensure that your leg makes a full recovery. I will also give you a bottle of acetylsalicylic acid pills.

With them you should be able to relieve pain in case you have any. Remember only one pill a day and only if you have pain.

Although acetylsalicylic acid is a wonderful medicine, it can cause very dangerous reactions if it is abused.

Now just stand still while I prepare the splint so I can accommodate your foot. “

Herver smiled and looked at the doctor quite affectionately “You are very kind to even explain what I have to do.

Before the arrival of our goddess Eleftheria, I never thought that I would enjoy going to a hospital.

Our family was never rich, but now things have improved a lot in this last week, I hope they continue to be that way. “

The doctor showed a sincere smile “Of course it will improve the situation, Mr. Herver. As human beings, we have to be united and change many things.

How the abolition of child labor and basic guarantees for working women.

We have to put an end to all the hatred and selfishness we have in order to advance against the real enemy that is the elves.

Although as a doctor I cannot accept those words because my oath obliges me to give help to whoever needs it, even if it is a genocidal elf. “

Herver just sighed “I would like to tell you something, but once on the front lines I suffered a wound and I thought I would die.

But an enemy nurse cared for me no matter that I was her enemy. I believe that there is no more noble profession than medicine.

I can only tell you to follow your ideals and always stay alert as we do not even know if the elves will be able to communicate with us or will act with only violence.

But now that I think about it, I’ve been rude to you doctor, could you tell me your name? “

The doctor scratched her cheek “My name is Drusilla.”

Herver nodded his head “It’s a beautiful name and with a lot of history I should say.

It reminds me of the odyssey of the Greek hero and Princess Drusilla in the northern lands. “

Drusilla, who was placing the splint and preparing the cast, showed a smile “It is because of that odyssey that my father gave me that name.

I thought that I would also have my own odyssey in my life, I really appreciate it because as a doctor I always know new places. “

Herver who felt his leg much better, looked at the doctor “Thank you very much for healing my foot doctor. I hope the next time we meet again.

Not in these conditions, doctor, having an injury or an emergency should not be the custom in my family. “

Drusilla simply laughed, “I know it won’t be that way, so don’t worry Mr. Herver, I’m sure that when we meet again it will be in different conditions.”

When Drusilla finished to put the Plaster cast, she used a support rope hanging from the ceiling to accommodate Mr. Herver’s leg.

“You will have to wait about 3 hours lying in bed for the Plaster cast to dry. After that, a taxi will take you home completely free of charge.

Remember to claim your crutches at the hospital reception. “

Herver nodded and watched as the doctor left the room ‘She is a wonderful woman, unfortunately my grandchildren are already married or too young.’

When Drusilla left the room, she walked to her office, when she was about to arrive, she could see a soldier waiting outside her office.

So she looked at him curiously as he approached to open the door “Tell me, sir, how can I help you.”

The soldier saw how Drusilla opened the door and invited him into her office, so with a small bow as a sign of respect, he entered and sat in front of Drusilla’s desk.

When Drusilla sat down, the soldier began to speak, “Dr. Drusilla I come to represent the new project that our nation is carrying out.

Which is the formation of a new army and commanded unified of the three nations, it is called the army of human liberation or LAH. “

The soldier took from a bag that had a letter sealed by Emperor Queralt, which he handed to Drusilla.

Whoever, when she began to read the content, at first seemed somewhat annoyed, but the more she kept reading the letter, her anger became just a sigh.

“I’ll get my things ready to go to the military academy at the unified headquarters, but I really have to take self-defense classes.

I consider it unnecessary and it would be a waste of my time while I can improve my knowledge of medicine.

What the hell is your majesty thinking to give that order. “

The soldier looked seriously at Drusilla “Doctor, I understand your anger but you must know that the emperor could see how the elves behaved.

They do not have a chivalrous spirit, because in their minds they engraved the message that they are superior, so when war breaks out and we have prisoners.

We will have to attend to them, but from the things described by the emperor, we are sure that they can be hostile, so it is always good that medical personnel know self defense.

Because of international treaties, we will never send medical personnel to fight on the front line, so I hope you can understand my words. “

Drusilla massaged her forehead to relax a bit. “Very well, but you can be sure that I will not kill any enemy.

The Hippocratic oath to defend lives forbids me. We the doctors must save lives, never end them.

Not to mention, I don’t want to have my hands stained with blood from someone who has killed, it’s something I could never get over.

I already have to bear the regret of the patients that I could not save. That is the only curse that we doctors have.

It is a pity that the goddess could not create a way to improve medicine, although she helped us a lot by eliminating all diseases from people and from this new place.

Even in the breeding grounds, there are no traces of dangerous bacteria such as tuberculosis, so the quality of life can only improve for all of us. “