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Sep. 21st, 2009 04:30 pmBy this point the fighting has all but ended, and the tending of the wounded by according to their injuries has begun. Raph, who refuses to admit that the injuries he has sustained during the seige are anything other than cosmetic in nature, has been sorting and relocating the dead by alliegence. Mostly people stay out of his way, but one of the King's Own notices that his hands have begun to shake, his fellow warriors take it upon themselves to get him the medical care he needs. In the end it takes two knights and a healer to corral Raph to triage, and even then it's only after someone's promised him that they will find Abigail and assure him that she is okay.
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Date: 2009-10-15 04:55 pm (UTC)"...sorry." It's more of a mutter than anything else. Exhaustion is taking its toll, and Raph doesn't appear to have exact change.
When Abigail asks about food, Raph merely nods as he reaches for the latch to their quarters.
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Date: 2009-10-15 05:07 pm (UTC)This won't do at all.
Without another word she exits and makes her way back to the gallery. She bellows at some servants below in the great hall, arguing that her patient deserves his stew just as quickly as the people recovering in George's study, then returns and sets to work on the fire.
"The food will be here soon," she tells Raph. "What else do you need?"
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Date: 2009-10-15 05:14 pm (UTC)"just you.
...
maybe a nap."
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Date: 2009-10-15 05:20 pm (UTC)She doesn't want to sleep, but neither does she wish to leave his side.
The flames flicker to life and Abigail makes a satisfied sound. Wiping her hands on her dirty skirt, she sits beside Raph and starts gently rubbing his back.
"That pirate. He was from Milliways, like," she hesitates, "Laura?"
Alanna calls Laura 'X.' Abigail doesn't know why.
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Date: 2009-10-15 05:28 pm (UTC)Food is good.
Back rub? That's best.
It's been some time since he's felt this drained, both physically and emotionally. He fumbles with the spoon, and grumbles something mostly incoherent but vaguely stupid bandages and possible stupid acidic blood shaped.
But stew. Oh stew. Stew is delicious and warm and comforting and...wow is he ever glad today is over.
He nods as he chews. Though there is a momentary pause as Raph connects X with Laura. "Yeah. Milliways, she takes all kinds."
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Date: 2009-10-15 06:41 pm (UTC)Abigail keeps up the back rub. She figures it's her best shot at a good answer.
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Date: 2009-10-15 06:45 pm (UTC)She had to say that while he was mid swallow, didn't she.
Cue the coughing and sputtering.
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Date: 2009-10-15 06:51 pm (UTC)Calmly: "Don't suck in air while you swallow, you dolt. T'was a simple question, nothing more."
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Date: 2009-10-15 07:07 pm (UTC)Or ever, really.
"Why you askin'? You lookin' for a new job?"
On the one hand, Abigail in Milliways would be...well it'd be brilliant. But on the other...it could be the stuff of nightmares.
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Date: 2009-10-16 01:00 am (UTC)Her tongue clicks against her teeth.
"If you won't be havin' me there I'll just talk t'the Lioness."
Eyes wide, she turns an innocent look on Raph. She's had a fair bit of practice at bluffing, but it helps that he's an easy mark.
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Date: 2009-10-16 01:29 am (UTC)But what actually comes out is.
"....okay."
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Date: 2009-10-16 02:57 am (UTC)"Like takin' sweets from a babe."
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Date: 2009-10-16 03:10 am (UTC)Blink-blink.
His eyes narrow.
Raph opens his mouth to retort, but decides that it's better to just continue eating rather than give her more fuel for her fire.
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Date: 2009-10-16 03:14 am (UTC)The crackling logs on the fire remain the only sound as she stretches out behind him, watching his back.
Oh. That feels nice.
"Out of that shirt, now."
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Date: 2009-10-16 03:34 am (UTC)He nods silently as he fumbles to pull the collar of his shirt over his head, mindful of the bandages protecting his still arms.
Tortall would really benefit from the invention of adhesive tape.
Slowly Raph rolls himself backwards onto the bed next to Abigail. He winces slightly as he does so, but there's no further protest than that.
"oh yeah, that's the stuff."
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Date: 2009-10-16 06:39 pm (UTC)She wants to ask if it hurts, but thinks that's a question she doesn't want the answer to and one he'd rather not address at all. It's best to ignore his wounds, for now.
"Carthak must be a wretched place."
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Date: 2009-10-16 06:53 pm (UTC)"ain't places that're wretched. jus' the folk that live in 'em."
Unless, of course, Carthak is like New Jersey. Then all bets are off.
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Date: 2009-10-16 08:35 pm (UTC)Right?
"Don't think even they'd be foolish enough t'try again."
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Date: 2009-10-16 08:54 pm (UTC)The smile playing at his lips can be heard in his voice.
After a moment of pause, Raph turns his head to look over at Abigail.
"you got no idea how relieved i am that you're okay. that we're all okay."
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Date: 2009-10-16 09:07 pm (UTC)"You were worried about me? Don't be ridiculous," she scoffs, smiling slightly. "I had a good blade-"
(somewhere)
"-and a ninja Shang warrior from New York of my very own."
Beat.
"And a pirate."
And a rather fit pirate, at that. Still, he had nothing on Raph's moves. Goddess, she's never seen anyone move that way, and now he looks as if he can't move at all. Figures.
"That was clever, what he did. With Jamie. Whatever it was. Not sure I can rightly say," she finishes, brow wrinkling.
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Date: 2009-10-16 09:16 pm (UTC)The mention of Jack earns Abigail an eyebrow raise.
"I've known Jack for a while now, an' I can't rightly say I ever know what he's doing. He ain't right in the head, that one. He's got a talent for gettin' himself into trouble. 'Specially with pretty blonde ladies."
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Date: 2009-10-16 09:19 pm (UTC)Pot, meet kettle?
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Date: 2009-10-16 09:21 pm (UTC)"What?"
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Date: 2009-10-16 09:28 pm (UTC)"Did those nasty creatures knock you about so much you've forgotten how we met?"
She holds up a finger, because that isn't strictly accurate. They met, then Raph watched her for weeks, then he lunged over the bar and got in an ill-advised brawl with her brothers.
"Should I whack you over the head with another stool to refresh your memory, then?" she asks, grinning.
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Date: 2009-10-16 09:38 pm (UTC)OH!
That.
right.
Heh.
"That an option?" he asks grinning "'Cause, I distinctly remember likin' the way things went after that."
She'd kissed him that night.
Well...once he'd regained consciousness.
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