Her Trail

23

I was so nervous because of the three lives that I have to save no matter what. I look around and there I see Matt and Marco assisting some of the knights who were injured. I call for them and they came in front of me right away.

"What can we do for you, Lady Elora?" Asked, Matt.

"I need your help, I will guide you and just do what I say. Come here," I lead them towards the room I occupied for the patients.

They look nervous but I can see how they are trying their best to remain calm.

I instructed them on what to do, I explained how my equipment and tools work as I do an operation to the patient that just had a heart attack.

They are so stunned as I do my work while telling them what to do.

"Knight Marco, please take that bandage and wrap it around the part where the blood is leaking, I'll deal with that as soon as possible, and if there were free Healer, it will be better to heal him right away."

I turn my look at the stabbed by a sword patient in front of me.

I am currently finding the source of bleeding, it was my heart because of not too much lighting, and there's no equipment to make me see clearly. It was really hard and my heart is racing as I do the operation.

Good thing is, Matt noticed my struggle and so he get the available lamp and put it near the bed.

The light is bright, but the focus is all around, it's hard to focus my eyes on the patient.

It took me a few to find all the sources of bleeding, he was stabbed two times so I have to cut off some things inside and I have to perform different stitches. My wrist is already hurting but I have to do this, without stopping at all because these patients' lives are more important than anything else I feel right now.

I finished the first surgery within almost two hours, it was the most speedy ever, I was too pressured because the others are almost dying, and so I continued with the other operation. I do not know how will these two will survive and so I decided to perform a double surgery.

I started by cutting off the place that the arrow was still stabbed on the other patient. And while the other has bruises around his body because of an explosion.

The first thing that I did is to get the arrow out and then I went to the other patient to start with him too.

Matt and Marco are voicing out how they wanted to help her but they don't know-how. She wanted to tell them that it's fine but she's too preoccupied.

In the middle of everything, I suddenly heard voices outside, it was as if there's a mess.

I did not mind any of that until men, that I am not familiar about went inside, pointing their swords and spells at us.

That made me nervous and I almost let go of the scalpel I am holding because of shock.

"What the f*ck?!" Matt exclaimed.

We all look nervous and when I look at the knights who seem like from the other empire, they were smirking, and yet some of them look nervous and serious as well.

How many of them are already inside the building? Or even around it?

"Please, Lady Elora. Do what you have to do, we'll take care of everything," Marco told me.

I nodded and did what I have to do, trusting them. I wanted so badly to run away because of fear of getting killed but here I am performing two surgeries at a time, my mind went blank for a second but I immediately snap out of it when I heard a clashing.

I do not want to look in their direction because I am scared to see how they are fighting each other to kill.

I tried hard to focus but I am shivering. I close my eyes and tried to inhale and exhale to calm myself down.

"Kill the girl immediately!"

"What is she doing? She must be a killer, these people are doing a crime, but whatever, just kill all of them."

"Yes, man, we just have to cut their heads off and we're done here. I can not believe those knights sh*ts, they are weaklings, why can't just they die, and now we have to chase them towards here. Such a pain."

I stitch the cuts of the person while I'm trying hard to ignore everything around me. I heard their steps almost reaching my side, that moment, I finished the other one, while I focused on the last one.

I stiffened when I felt a cold tip of the sword on my neck.

"Stop what you are doing, young lady."

I turn my body towards him, and I saw his bloodshot eyes looking directly at me. I gulp and I felt really nervous because of that.

My hand shake in fear and I was immediately stoned on my feet.

But when I look at my last patient who is almost dying and was already losing a lot of his blood, he looks old enough to have a wife and kids waiting for him.

"Stop what you are doing, I told you already."

"N-No. This is my patient, I have to treat him even when my life is on line."

He bark out of laughter and he look at me as if I said something ridiculous, "What are you? A Healer wanna-be? Don't kid with me! You are killing a person!"

I felt really offended but I tried hard to calm myself, "Sir, I know you also have love ones, and these patients, my patients wanted to live and go back to their families and homes. Please, stop this and get away from here instead."

He laughed again, mocking what I just said.

I felt his sword getting deeper on my neck and I felt something cold running down from it.

Goodness gracious, I'll really die!

But yet...

I look at my last patient again. I tried to feel his pulse, and he is slowly losing his life. I have to do something and hurry!

I close my eyes and I ignored the tip of the sword that will probably kill me any moment now to continue my surgery.

I felt really tense as I continue the operation, I think I would even faint any moment now.

Curses from him echoed in the small room. I am so scared to the point that I am shivering but my patient is slowly drifting away from life, and I can ignore not.

But really, Elora? To the point that you put your life in life?

Yes.

Probably yes.

Because I am here now, a sword pointing at me, still ignoring it for someone else life.

He curse again and I heard how to sword made a sound. I screamed and close my eyes as I wait for it to cut me off.

But what I was waiting for did not come, instead, I heard the sound of sword clashing.

I opened my eyes and I saw Donovan fighting the Knight of the other empire.

Finally, I was able to breathe. I did not know I've been holding it back, but when he showed up, I felt like something was lifted on my shoulder.

I did not notice that I am already crying from all the fears, and yet I still continued what I was doing.

It didn't take an hour but half of it, the same time that the clashing of swords slowly died down.

When I finished the stitches, I collapse on the floor, suddenly feeling the intensity of what just happened.

As I roam my eyes around, I saw blood and dead bodies, I saw Matt and Marco with bruises but not that bad, and when I look at Donovan who is slowly walking towards me with eyes full of anger and worry, I felt scared and amused how he looks so divine in spite the emotions he is showing.

"Seriously, Elora Ember Fleyr?! He is already pointing a sword at you! All you have to do is to run away and save yourself!"

"But my patient—"

"He is a Knight! He will be honored to die fighting for his empire! While you! Did you even think of your family?! Those who will live in guilt of not protecting you when something bad happened?! Did you ever think of the wound you will forever put in the hearts of those who cared for you?!"

His eyes are bloodshot now, and its mist is in both anger and worry.

"What will I do if you..." He look directly into my eyes, "What will I do if I wasn't able to arrive in time? What will I do, huh? Live in agony my whole life?"

"Why are you even feeling like—"

"I do not know! Bloody hell, Elora! I, myself, am also confused! Crap! I was so livid seeing you saving someone while your life is at stake! I hate it so much, I hate it..."

My mouth gape as I stare at him. I slowly stand up from sitting on the floor and face him properly. He look so mad and yet when I stand up, he held my elbow with gentleness, as if he is afraid to break me.

"You always make me scared, I am always on guard around you because I am scared there's no space for mistake because I know you have your own prejudice on me... and I did not care even if you look at me with those eyes of spite... but how could you do this? How could you worry me so bloody much? How could you put your life in danger like that!"

I close my eyes when his voice boomed in the whole place. Matt and Marco are still here, standing like statues as if they do not hear anything.

"I am sorry..." All I could say because I really feel guilty.

My eyes are moist because everything is sinking in just now.

I was selfless for the knight, but I became so selfish to my family, and to those people who are praying for my safety all along.

"I am so sorry..." A sob escapes my lips.

His eyes widened, and his mouth gape when he saw my tears falling, but he held my elbow again and push me towards him. He held me so gently, and he hug me carefully, scared of how vulnerable I am.

He tried to hush me but it is very evident that he does not know what to do.

"I apologize for shouting. Are you startled? I am sorry, Elora..."

I shake my head, still sobbing on his chest, I felt so embarrassed letting him witness my weakness, but yet I am comfortable around him.

"I-I am just guilty of everything, Donovan... I admit that I was so scared, but when I saw my patient slowly losing his life... and remembering that he might have a family waiting for him, I continued it. I continued that I did not even think that I also have a family that will worry for me. I am so devastated just thinking them grieving over my lifeless body..."

And thinking that Elora... have fallen again, it hurts me. This body has experience enough.

"Hush now, Elora... I am sorry for shouting earlier but your reason to save is still valid, it's just that, I was too worried that I burst out like that. I was scared to see you almost killed."

I can feel his intensity when he said that. I felt how he burn in madness, and his face is probably turning red again just by thinking about what happened earlier again.

I'm sorry too, Donovan, and thank you for saving me.

I wanted to voice that out.