Peace In Desperation's Hour

Chapter 3

"Oh, hello Princess." Lora said, straightening her posture.

"I'm sorry your gracefulness." Aaron said, bowing.

"Aaron, Lora, how many times have I told you to not address me with my title?" She asked innocently. "We can't let anybody know that I am here."

"My apologies, ma'am." Aaron said. "But our other special guest has woken."

"Oh, may I?" she asked.

Aaron stepped aside and gave way for Saphra to come over towards me. She came closer to me, and I started to freak out internally. Why was the princess out of the castle? "I'm sorry this happened to you." She said, looking at me.

I looked at her, and simply smiled at her.

"Saphra, please excuse me. But I have finished the medicine for her." I heard Rostella say.

Saphra looked back, and nodded. "Are Rikuto, Zack and Sage inside?" She asked.

Rostella nodded. "Sage still intends to keep an eye out for anybody who could be intruders. So after telling this girl what is happening, he will be returning to his post." Rostella handed me a small cup, filled with the medicine. "The medicine will be bitter, so after it might be best to drink some tea when you are done." She said.

I nodded, and quickly drank the bitter mixture of herbs. I quickly swallowed it, not wanting to taste anymore, but the herbs were working really quickly. My throat didn't hurt as much as it did before. Lora then held out a tea cup. "Be careful, its hot." She said.

I nodded, and blew on the hot liquid before drinking the tea. The tea really helped with my throat. When it was all gone, I took a deep breath. I looked back at everybody and smiled. "Thank you for caring for me." I said, with a clear voice.

"You're welcome." Rostella said. "Lora, can you tell the others to meet us in the main room? I am gonna change the bandages on her leg and give her more medicine for it. Then we're gonna help her out."

"Okay!" Lora smiled and skipped out of the room.

Rostella turned back to me and lifted my leg up to a level area. We both looked, and I saw that my leg was bandaged up. "I forgot that you had this slight burn on your leg for a secomd. I am going put some more ointment on it and change the bandages. It won't take very long."

"I'll let everybody downstairs know." Saphra offered, leaving the room. Rostella quickly brought over some medicine and bandages. "Now, I am going to have to remove these bandages, so if you don't like looking at injuries, please look away."

I really wasn't strong when it came to cuts and injuries, so I quickly shut my eyes and looked away. The bandages were coming off, I could feel Rostella taking them off. She then applied the medicine. It hurt like so many scorching coals on top of my skin, and I flinched. "Don't worry, I know it hurts, but it will help heal faster." I heard her say.

After applying the medicine, she rewrapped my leg in new bandages. "Okay, you can open your eyes." She said. I opened my eyes and saw it looked like it did before. "It looks better than it did when I first applied it, but it's best if you not walk on it for a little while, just until it heals."

"I'll help her to the main room." Aaron said, leaning against the wall. He fixed his posture and came over towards me. He held his hand out and smiled at me. "Don't worry, I'll help you all the way."

I smiled and took his hand. "Thank you." Aaron helped me up and I bent my left leg a little so it wouldn't touch the ground and hurt. Little by little, he helped me out of the main room. I looked around and saw two old sofas with a beaten old coffee table in the middle. We had a small fireplace, and a small fire was slowly burning the wood in it. I looked around and saw the black hair boy from earlier, Rikuto I think his name was, Zack, Lora's older brother I believe, and a man with blonde short hair with an eyepatch over his left eye. He had a broad build for his body and had a sword sheathed on his belt. His visible eye was a mesmerizing shade of icy blue.

His skin was dark tan, almost brown. He had a stern look on his face, looking like he didn't want to be here.

Aaron led me to the one of the sofas and set me down. "Are you okay with sitting here?"

I nodded. "I'll be fine. Thank you."

I sat in the side, Rostella was on the other side, and Saphra kindly took a seat in between us. I still find it hard to believe that Ophania's princess is sitting beside me.

"Alright, now that we are all here, let's fill our newly awakened guest is aware of what is happened and that she is here." Rostella said.

"Should we ask her what her name is?" Rikuto asked.

Everybody's attention was now on me. I was scared, what if they think my name is weird? "Well. Are you gonna tell us your name?" Saphra asked.

I couldn't ignore or disobey the princess, so I sighed nervously and looked up at everybody. "My name is Jewel. Jewel Greene."

I looked nervously at everybody, especially the princess. "Wow. That is a really pretty name!" Lora, who was sitting beside her brother said. 

"Thank you." 

"Jewel." I heard Saphra say. "I know you know of me, and I am glad that I could meet you, so I will introduce you to our small group." The princess stood up and held her hand out to the people I haven't properly met. "You have met Rostella Denmile, Lora Coster, and myself: Princess Saphra H. Ophania. I would like to introduce you to Rikuto Cerutale, Zack Coster, he and Lora are brother and sister. And finally, I would like to introduce you to my bodyguard, Sage Oaken." 

I nodded and looked over at Aaron. "What about you?" I asked.

"My name...well, you already know it, but I am Aaron Weblock."