Katherine sat on the bed in Lanie's room, waiting for her friend to find the bandages.
"I hate taking you away from your duties," she stated as Lanie walked over to her, the newly found strappings held high in triumph.
"Oh, it's fine." Lanie waved a dismissive hand. "I won't be missed. Besides, this is part of my duties." She stared intently as she began to wrap the clean bandages around Katherine's torso. "Your back is healing nicely; you'll definitely still have some scarring, though."
Katherine sighed. "I know." She would have those scars as a constant reminder of what had happened to her. The nightmares had decreased, but they were still there. However, they were beginning to be taken over by dreams with Richard. Some dreams were purely innocent, while others contained very improper
