Castle Of Demons

Chapter 8 Breaktime

   Blue woke in the dead of night, his body aching, but his heart beating hurridly. He took a slow shaky breath. Alive. Quickly, he realized they were still where they last were. All of the witches were just dead now instead.

He winced in pain from his stinging wounds, and cast a healing spell on his back right wing to fix the bone and muscle. A small relief as he left the other wounds alone in case Alduin was more dire. He hurried over to her, despite her stark nakedness, he stayed focused and healed everything that was injured.

Exhaustion slammed into his bones once more. Blue took his armor off and pulled off his dried bloody cotton shirt, putting it on Alduin to give some decency, as well as his trousers. Leaving himself in undergarments. Slipping back into his armor, he looked normal-ish.

She was small in his clothing, baggy looking but it was better than nothing with the wind blowing. Blue picked her up gentle as can be and walked away from the area to make camp and heal. Creating a tent out of tree branches and whatever else he could find, he grabbed his bedroll since the tent only fit one. Rolling it out inside the makeshift tent, he grabbed the kind hearted satyr laying her down with care. Propping himself into the dirt outside of the tent, he eventually fell into a restless sleep.

Birds chirped in shrill tones and animals scurried about when morning came. The blue sky and clouds felt peaceful, serene even.

  Alduin jolted awake with the chirping of birds, shooting straight up she let out a soft groan as her body ached and complained from last night. Her hands felt around her body, feeling her wounds had been healed and she let out a sigh. The dried blood and mud crusted her body as she looked at the oversized garments on her. Her face flushed as she realized she must be wearing his clothes.

"Shit." She muttered to herself as she looked around, noticing Blue sleeping at the entrance of the makeshift tent. She could not help the warm feeling that filled and seeped into her heart as she realized he was okay and had taken care of her. She crawled to his side, careful not to wake him as she sat cross-legged next to him as her warm hand found his. Her fingers laced with his as she leaned her back against a tree and gave his hand a gentle squeeze, watching him sleep as his eyes fluttered behind his lids. Her golden eyes scanned him to see if he was healed also.

  He had not been healed for the other injuries, she assessed, except where his wing would be. There was a small scar there now as a reminder, his horns had a dim shine of swirls as he slept heavily, the restlessness seemingly vanquished. He used all his healing powers on Alduin and was regaining his energies.

His breathing was normal, and his white hair was strewn about in the dirt, the black bangs slightly covering his eyes. The symbol had come back in its innate form. The wind blew a soft breeze, and small critters passed here and there.
His tiefling tail was curled up into his body, kinda like a cat. But prolly to make sure nothing stepped on it or yanked it.

  Alduin made an annoyed face as she scooted slightly closer and placed his head in her lap. Hands sparked with that familiar golden glow as she waved her hands over his body for a few minutes. Satisfied with her work she gently combed the hair out of his eyes as she watched him.

"Why were you so willing to sacrifice your life for me?" She whispered to the sleeping man as she watched his face, studying the markings as she drew gentle patterns on his face, drawing the markings on his cool skin.

  Blue felt warm hands on him when he started to wake up, groggily he opened his eyes to meet Alduin's. He went still in shock, realizing his head was also in her warm lap. His face started to burn into a blush, and he sucked in a breath. Oh by the gods, I did not expect this.