[21.12]You've Got to Be Kidding Me! (Healer, R'en)

[kitllwynog]

(ooc- or anyone else, I ran out of room in the title)

As dawn seeped in through the edges of the curtains the separated the ledge from the living quarters, Aquila woke from a fitful sleep. She'd had such strange dreams.. Her dreams were always a bit on the weird side, but lately they'd been especially vivid, and stranger, if possible. Something about an old lady who'd turned into a lizard with gray hair that bit her every time she disagreed with it. Go figure... Plus she'd had trouble getting comfortable, and last nights dinner had given her heartburn. Feeling very cranky, she decided to get up and take a bath, while Duhath and her weyrmates were still snoozing.

Gear alighted on her shoulder as she made her way to the bathing room, but luckily Sprocket hadn't woken. It was so cold she could see her breath in the chilly corridors, but the bathing chamber was still wonderfully warm and full of rising steam. Also blissfully empty. She slid gratefully into the warm water ad let her hair down to wash it before scrubbing herself with soapsand. She was just getting to her favorite part, the relaxing part, when she began to feel rather odd. Lightheaded and somewhat nauseous. Fearing she would faint, she scrambled out of the tub and dried off, but she didn't feel completely better until she was out in the cool air of the hallway. Maybe the heat was too much for the cold weather, or maybe she was just hungry. It was weird either way, but she decided that having breakfast would be the best solution, so she made her way to the dining hall.

By this time, Sprocket had found them, and the green chittered constantly at her silent brown companion as Aquila got herself some klah, porridge and fruit. For some reason, the klah did not smell as good as it normally did, but the porridge and fruit seemed fine. Until it didn't, and Aquika barely made it to the privy. Shards what was wrong with her?

Duhath was awake now too, and beginning to become concerned. Mine, are you ill? What is wrong?

I'll be okay, probably just a stomach bug or something. I'll go to the infirmary. she added, because she could tell the blue would not be satisfied by anything else.

So after drinking some cold juice to wash out her mouth, she made her way to the infirmary and walked in, looking for a free Healer. She only hoped R'en was not already on duty. She didn't think she could handle his fussing right now.

[kendrall]

R'en was the first to notice the bed had grown a little colder. He stirred and reached out, noticing an empty spot in the bed. Ekaterina was still snuggled against his chest, but Aquila wasn't. Arieth, thankfully, was curled up next to Duhath and Tigrith, the three dragons huddling together for warmth. But that didn't soothe the field medic's worries. M'riel often told R'en to 'go with his gut', and the Greenrider's instincts were telling him something was wrong. Aquila had exhibited signs of discomfort, and she complained of heartburn from last night's meal. Ekaterina, too, didn't seem so well as of late. Something was really wrong, and the Healer knew he had to figure it out before someone else did. Silently withdrawing himself from his other weyrmate, R'en quickly got dressed and kissed Ekaterina on her forehead, whispering that he would be in the Infirmary. He figured Aquila would eventually make her way there.

Only he didn't expect to be asked to work on making up a new batch of medicine. He didn't see Aquila, but he was in the back anyway crushing some herbs with a mortal and pestle.

((TAG: Ekaterina, Eodira or Macira))

[sorra]

Ekaterina hadn't been sleeping well recently. She didn't feel well and she kept tossing and turning. Not to mention she had been cold lately which was unusual for her. When R'en got up as well she really started to shiver. The green rider opened her eyes partway when he kissed her forehead. Wait both Aquila and R'en were gone? No wonder she was so cold.

The young woman slowly got up and got dressed. She was shivering clear through and felt nauseous. Perfect. This was not a good start to her day. She sighed softly and slowly made her way down to the infirmary. Perhaps R'en would have an idea for an upset stomach.

[Mik]

Leer growled softly from his spot just inside the human Infirmary, alerting his master to the arrival of someone else that morning. He had already been disturbed by R’en’s early arrival and so had moved from the pile of hides that he normally curled up on when the place was quiet to a position somewhere closer to his master. He could handle a few people, but once they started drifting into the cavern, he moved closer and closer to Eodira or blocked the doorway to her office so that he could see her and everything that was going on.

Eodira looked up from where she was restocking a few cabinets in the empty exam rooms at her wild feline’s growl. Seeing a not so great looking Aquila, she left her task and headed for the bluerider with a cheery smile. Only a moment’s musings through her mind as she approached brought up the Rider’s name. “Aquila, deary, ya’ don’ look so well?” she inquired, her smile remaining.

A short time later, Ekaterina arrived and it was Macira who had met her, having been about to go down to the dragon Infirmary for her usual rounds there, but a patient was needing seen and her mother and the few other journeymen were busy at various tasks. “Can I help you any?” she asked with a smile, knowing that her mother’s great cheer often helped the ill when they came for a visit.