Royal or Loyal? [A garmau AU] ✔️

Healed [13]

"Hyria! Hyria please! Aphmau's hurt!" Garroth exclaimed, holding the tiny, unconscious girl in his arms, yelling outside of the comfortable looking house.

"Ro'meave?" Hyria asked.

"It's a long story.  But, she needs medical attention, like now." Garroth said, laying her down.

"What happened to her?" Hyria rasped. 

"My younger brother, torture chamber," Garroth said, not knowing how to explain everything.

"Calm down.  I'll patch her up as best as I can." She took a breath.  "There's a room at the end of the hall.  You can stay there for now while I treat her."

Garroth nodded, walking over to the room, twisting the doorknob, sitting on the bed.

His hands had some of Aphamu's blood on them from her cuts.  Garroth tried finding a bathroom to wash it off.

He came back and waited. 

•••

Aphmau woke up, her head pounding.  She groaned, seeing that she was in a totally different place. Hyria stood up from her seat.  "You're awake."

Aphmau sat up.  "What happened? I feel like I have the hugest hangover." She rasped, rubbing her temple.

"I think someone can help you explain that." She smiled.  "Ro'meave! She's awake!" Hyria yelled.

Garroth looked over and saw Aphmau.  He ran over and hugged her. 

"I'm so glad you're okay." He said, rubbing her back, trying to comfort her.

Aphmau smiled.  "What happened to me?" She asked. 

Garroth sighed.  "Do you remember getting arrested?"

She nodded.  "Yeah.  I remember that.  I remember getting into the torture chamber and Zane....then it all went black."

"Zane knocked you out.  We and Vylad had a plan to bust you out of there.  So after you got knocked out, I gave Zane a sleeping potion and ran you here." He explained.

"Thank you."

He smiled.  "I'm going to check on Vylad now."

Garroth walked over and spoke into the amulet.  "Vylad?"

"I'm here Garroth." Vylad's voice spoke through.

"You okay?"

"Yeah.  Go have fun in Phoenix Drop." Vylad said.

Garroth smiled.   "Thank you, baby brother."

He shoved the amulet back in his pocket and walked over to Aphamu.

"How are you feeling?" Garroth asked, cupping her cheek.

"It feels like a hangover is having a hangover." Aphmau smiled.  "But I'll live." She looks over at Hyria.

"I'll live, right?" She asks.

Hyria laughed.  "Yes of course, my dear.  Take this for the pain." She handed over a potion.

Garroth sat in the couch near Aphmau.  "So, what's up with you and Ro'meave?" Hyria asked.

Aphmau started to turn red.  "He's my boyfriend." She squeaked out, suddenly becoming quiet.

"Who knew? Royalty and fugitive." Hyria nodded.

Garroth chuckled.  "Opposites attract?"

"Well, you're good Ro'meave.  I trust that you'll take care of her." Hyria stated, pointing towards Aphamu.

Garroth nodded.

"I brought all of your things.  Well, most of them anyway." Garroth pointed at her armor, sword, daggers and her amulet.

"Thank you." Aphmau flashed a toothy grin, regaining her things, getting used to them. She swigged the potion to help her with the pain.  It almost kicked in immediately. 

"Does this have side affects?" She asked.

"Maybe drowsiness." Hyria answered.

Aphmau sighed.  "Then there are none."

•••

The next day..

The pain in Aphmau's wounds started to subside.  Her head was doing okay.  Fortunately, she wasn't concussed, which she was grateful for.

She put on her armor, she sheathed her sword in it's holster, hid her daggers, put on her bag, and did her hair in little french braids, which lined the side of her head, almost like a headband, while putting the rest up.

"Ready?" Garroth asked.

She nodded, hopping, trying to get her boot on.

They said their goodbyes and thank you's to Hyria before leaving. 

"Where are we headed to?" She asked, striding along with Garroth.

"Phoenix Drop." He answered.

Aphmau nodded.  She had started to feel the slightest bit tired from the pain reliever.

By the time they had gotten out of the forest, it was late at night.  Aphmau threw on her blue and gold cloak, disguising herself.

They had checked into a small camp.  They had been allowed to stay for the night.

He pressed his lips onto Aphmau's, before she fell asleep next to him.