THE HAWKEYE'S JOURNEY

Chapter 7 - Hospitalized, or not?

Lying somewhere, I regained my consciousness. I couldn't gather enough strength to open up my eyes. Or am I dead? Yes, I am sure I died.... Is this how death is? Floating around in this darkness? I lost my will to open my eyes but then I heard voices.

"How is this human adventurer doing?"

"We could stabilize her and she slept for a few hours. It seems that she has regained a stable breathing."

"Good. Then, go see after the others and send someone to change her bandages. They are already painted red."

"Yes, I'll do it immediately."

"Don't waste your time bowing to me. We must save the saviours! Now! Now, move faster!"

"Hai!"

Then suddenly, I felt enormous pain in every part of my body, except in my right arm. Strange, was it the only thing without a wound? Painted red? I must be having wounds all over my body. And so, without replying to those voices, I once again fell asleep.

A few hours flew by without me knowing the fight outside had dimmed down. It seemed like the forces of Falmuth had left the city, leaving corpses, burning houses and crying families behind.

But those cries were not the reason for my sudden awaking. My eyes opened as fast as an arrow can fly and I sat on my bed coughing, desperate in need of fresh air to breath. I felt like drowning in fear and anger. I couldn't describe this feeling.

I could see a goblin's no, goblina's rushing to me in a panicked state. One of them shouted, "Quickly! Cast a Membrane Barrier for her!"
Membrane Barrier? What is she talking about anyways? I need air! Not a useless barrier! I am gonna die! Help me!

Then suddenly, I could breathe again and I looked at the goblina who was still looking at me as if she were scared. Were they scared because of me? I could understand it after all it were humans who—anger rose in my body as I was reminded of those lowlifes.

"This is Lord Rimuru's aura. We need to go and see him!" one of them said.

"No, we can't! The executives are probably there anyways. Let them do their jobs there. We need to do ours here," a hobgoblin said as he entered the room.

Now that I think about it, where am I? And was that feeling because of their leader's aura? The aura of a slime? There is no way right.... I looked around the room and found another man lying beside me.

"Who is that?" I wondered in my thoughts. But I noticed that I said it out loud as the Hobgoblin answered me, "He is the one who carried you all the way here. His body was exhausted and he had some minor wounds that we've already healed."

"Ah...." Suddenly my head began to feel warmer. I'm not blushing, right? It's only my injury, right? I looked at the handsome young man a little longer. How was he able to sleep so soundly? Because of the barrier?

"EEEEEHHHHH???!!!" I shouted, surprised and somewhat dizzy as I saw that there was no arm anymore.... I needed a few seconds to realize and accept my fate.

"Are you alright, Miss Hawkeye?" a goblina asked me with a slight smile, she was holding back tears I wonder why.

"Ah...please don't call me like that.... It's embarrassing, and it seems like I won't be able to fight with a bow anymore. Just call me Isabella." My body began to shiver as I slowly regained my memories

"I...I am terribly sowwy.... Sob. It only happened because you saved my child. How could I ever able twoo...sob...repay you?" The goblina said and suddenly began sobbing before I could say anything the hobgoblin calmed her down

"Don't worry...." He gave me a short look. "She isn't shivering because of her arm.... We should give her some rest now. Let us check your child again, shall we?" the hobgoblin said and left with the goblina and the rest of the staff.