Felix could hear rustling from behind the door leading into his bedroom and he quickly abandoned the tea he was making. He needed to make sure the man didn't move too quickly or tore up the stitches. He swallowed hard as he pushed the door open.
"Please don't move," he said as he entered. The man, blond hair sweaty and damp as it was plastered to his forehead, was currently trying to get dressed again. He froze the second Felix entered, eyes wide as he stared at him. "Please don't," Felix repeated, voice softer this time.
"Who are you?" the man demanded, moving again but he grimaced as he pulled on the stitches. "Why are you helping me?"
"I'm Felix," Felix said, holding up his hands. "Please don't try to move. You need to rest," he repeated. The man dropped his arms to the side and Felix carefully approached. The man didn't protest as Felix gently pushed him to sit down again.
"Where am I?" the man asked, meeting Felix's gaze.
"Bonamore woods," Felix said gently, giving the man a tight lipped smile as he froze. "You're in the human territory, yes."
"Why are you helping me?" the man asked, narrowing his eyes. Felix was silent for a moment, shifting his attention to the wounds on the man's abdomen instead. "You're a human? Shouldn't you-" He bit back a cry in pain. "Shouldn't you have killed me?"
"I'm not a human," Felix murmured, looking back to meet the man's gaze as he brushed his fingers over his ear. "Half-elf."
There was a pause and Felix straightened his back. He was about to turn around to go and get some tea for the man, when he spoke again.
"Did they cut your ears off?"
"No," Felix said, shaking his head with a sad smile on his lips. "My mother cut the tips. To protect me," he said. "Do you want tea?"
The man didn't reply, he just nodded mutely. Felix gave him a short nod, turning around to go and get the tea for the man. As he poured the hot water into the cup, he let his mind wander. The humans would probably come looking for the dragon. A dragon falling from the sky is quite hard to miss. If they went into the woods to look for the dragon, they would appear on Felix's doorstep. They knew he lived here.
Felix inhaled sharply. They needed to leave as soon as possible.
He took the cup and walked back to the room. "Here you go," he said, holding out the cup for the man.
"Chan," he said as he took the cup in his hand and Felix's blinked. "My name is Chan."
"It is very nice to meet you, Chan," Felix said, nodding his head. "I wish the circumstances would be better."
"Yes," Chan murmured, staring out into empty space before snapping his eyes back to look at Felix. "I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience I caused."
Felix chuckled, shaking his head as he took a chair from the side of the room, sitting down. "I don't think you actually intended to fall from the sky," he said and Chan's shoulders slumped. "I... I'm afraid you have to leave as quickly as possible though. I think the humans will... try to hunt you and seeing that you fell into these woods..." He took a deep breath. "They will come here."
"Oh," Chan said, placing the cup on the bedside table before attempting to stand up. Felix bolted up from the chair and up to Chan, gently pushing his shoulders so he would sit down again.
"I said as soon as possible, not immediately," he murmured and the dragon sighed. "At least stay the night. I do not have enough magic to completely heal the wound, but I think I can help at least a little."
"I would appreciate it greatly," Chan said, gritting his teeth as he placed a hand on his abdomen. "I need to get back to my kingdom."
Felix nodded, running a hand through his hair. "Drink your tea, it should help speed up the healing and go back to sleep," he said, turning around to leave the room. "I'll be out here, just call if you need me."
"Thank you," Chan said, yellow eyes ernest as he stared at Felix. "Thank you."
"No problem," Felix said, pushing the door open before throwing Chan a glance over his shoulder. "Get some rest."
