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 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:04 am
With a knife, Arron cut off the straps to the muzzle. "...Y-You're fevered." he said, "We-We'll get you to my w-workshop." Arron lifted Talbot into his arms & placed him on the lion's back again.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:24 am
The broken chain links released the rest of the chains from the slave's body, and he was finally free to move his arms again, though movement seemed like a foreign thing to him suddenly. Talbot was confused, and very out of it. He grasped uselessly at Atticus's fur with weak hands before finally muttering something audible.
"...water..."
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:34 am
"J-Just a-a second!" he said rummaging though the pack that he was given by Talbot's father. He assumed there was a canteen inside.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:39 am
There was indeed a canteen of water in the pack. There were four of them, actually. Talbot covered his mouth with his hand, feeling the mixture of his condition and the sudden rapid movement to be harsh on his stomach acids. He tried not to puke.Atticus sped toward the workshop. He felt the urgency of the situation the more time it took him to run, and it seemed like no time at all that the building was in sight.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:54 am
Arron gently pressed the canteen to his friend's mouth. "It's okay... we-we're almost there..." he said gently.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:00 am
Talbot took short sips from the canteen, successfully settling his stomach a bit. He rested his head against Atticus once he'd gotten all he could manage with his head spinning so much.
Atticus finally stopped once he'd reached the workshop, and he waited for the door to be opened to help Talbot inside and onto a bed.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:09 am
He slid off & opened the door, holding it open for the lion. Once they were inside, Arron made a bed set up on the couch for Talbot, only to run to his medicine cabinet to see if he could find something to bring down his friend's fever.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:15 am
Atticus slid Talbot gently onto the bed-couch, and nuzzled him a little to try and be comforting.The slave closed his eyes and smiled softly between his quick breathing, petting Atticus a little before covering his own mouth again.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:25 am
The mechanic had brought over some medicine, water, crackers & a bucket. He made sure to cover up his friend. "It-It'll be okay..." he said setting the things down, "If y-you need to vomit, d-do so in the bucket."
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:30 am
Talbot didn't take a second to consider it, and made use of the bucket the moment he got the chance. He coughed into it until his throat was sore, then he lied back again and took some breaths before speaking.
"I haven't... eaten or... had anything to drink... since you left...." he explained, "she wants to collect my debt..."
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:57 am
Hearing his friend speak made his heart break. Arron offered the water & crackers. "I-I won't let her... T-Talbot... I-I met your parents." he said.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:13 am
The slave smiled softly.
"Parents..." he whispered, looking up at Arron, "were they... kind?" he had to pause his speaking every now and then to get more breaths in. He took some water and drank it slowly, unsure if his stomach would handle the crackers so well right away.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:29 pm
He nodded with a small smile. "For n-now rest... y-you are not fit to-to travel..." he said gently.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:34 pm
The slave closed his eyes, resting his head back.
"I'm... glad..." his breathing became softer, "I'd like to meet them..."Atticus nuzzled himself under Talbot's arm, looking at him sadly.
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:53 pm
"Y-You will." said Arron, who was looking through his medical kit to see if he could make a make shift IV drip after finding the instructions for one. He found it & got to work. Once it was finished he moved over to his friend, gently grabbing Talbot's arm. "Th-This will help..." he said before sticking the drip in his friend's arm.
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