Michael lay Amyleigh down on the doctor's table. She was so weak and trembling I didn't know how she was really coping with all of this if she was even coping at all.
When the doctor entered the room she looked at Amyleigh then gave a strange look to Buck. "I've never treated non-villagers before."
"This is an emergency, " he explained. "I appreciate your discretion with both her treatment and certain terminology used in her presence."
The doctor nodded in understanding and gestured for everyone to leave the room. I clung to Amyleigh's side begging with my eyes to stay. "You are welcome to stay, " she said to me.
After everyone left, she started with her examination. I squeezed Amyleigh's hand while the doctor flashed a light in her eyes. She poked and prodded her, took her blood pres
