“There, I think that about does it,” Walker announced with a lopsided smile, tying a little bow around the side of her ankle. “It’s not perfect but it should hold up long enough for the wounds to scab over.”
Meriwa carefully removed her foot from his lap, before placing it flat on the ground. Now that the burning from the antiseptic had stopped, the lingering pain from the bite itself didn’t seem so bad.
She wiggled her toes just to make sure everything was as it should be. The bandage was tight but not overly so, just enough that she felt supported but not like it was going to cut off circulation.
To her surprise, only a small spot of blood had soaked through.
Using her hands to leverage herself against the stairs, she stood. Or tried to, anyway.
Her ankle buckled immediately, the
