A Descendant of Water

Chapter 21 - Bitter Sweet

Lin found Master Ronan outside the cave. He was sitting in front of a fire made outside the cave, he was starring into the flames. The fire wasn't lit when they were coming but now Lin could see it is like a bonfire. there are flat rocks around the fire to sit on . Lin wanted to get help for Seth whether he liked it or not, she remembered how kind he was to her from the time they met , the way he looked into her eyes, driving off the pain from her wounds, his eyes were trying to express many things to her but her mind is still blur with all the events happening around them so she can't figure it out. He is the man who risked and gave up his people to help them. He is one of those kind souls that are hard to find. She had to return his kindness. She decided to speak to master Ronan. Lin could say by the looks of the master that he knows all and sees all. She went closer to the fire to get some heat for her cold hands from the night mist before speaking to him.

"He is stronger than you think my dear." Master spoke as she opened her mouth to speak to him. He looked at her with his beady eyes. They looked very peaceful,kind and calm. He looked at her from head to toe and fixed his gaze upon her wrapped ankle. He gestured her to sit on the flat rock next to him.Lin nodded her head and sat down. She starred into the fire in front of her as she spoke. The flames rose to it's height peacefully dancing to the rhythm of the wind.

"He said that to me as well but I didn't see his injury yet. But I feel it is a serious wound , blood was pouring out non stop ,I don't know whether he can survive though he is strong " Lin gulped down the lump formed in her throat to fight against the tears.

Master nodded his head.

"You are correct my dear. He has only a few hours left."

Lin tored her gaze from the fire and glared at Master Ronan. " has he gone completely mad staying up here all alone or does he want him dead? Seth has only a few hours to live and he is not doing anything about it" Lin thought.

"Well why aren't you doing anything about it!?" She asked in a rather firm voice. She didn't know enough about him to yell at the master. She didn't want to create a fuss.

Master Ronan smiled at her. He knew what's running in her mind. He took something that was beside him, it was a bag . Lin took it and had a look inside, she could see there were bottles of liquids and little plants, some cups, a towel and bandages in it. She looked at master with a puzzled face. He was still smiling at her.

"He needs the help of a friend right now, not a master's." he said and gestured her to the cave where Seth went. Lin couldn't believe what master said. She was shy at the same time. "What could he be thinking about us" Lin thought. She could feel her cheeks are turing red despite of the cold whether. "what am I blushing?" Lin was cursing herself.

"I'm sorry master Ronan,... I dont't know how to do these things. I'm not a healer." Lin replied looking down at the bag.

Master smiled again.

" You don't have to be a healer to heal the pain of someone. Of course there are two aspects to healing. One must be able to cure a wound and wipe away the pain from outside as well as inside. Healing a wound from outside can be done by anyone my dear, but healing a wounded heart cannot be done by everyone. Healer is a person who can do both "

Lin was having a raised brow at him. "Gosh what a riddle to solve, why are all masters have a wierd way of explaining things rather than just telling the truth straightaway " Lin thought.

" Wash his wound with the white liquid and crush the plants and bandage them together. That is for the outside of the wound. We need to stop any infection happening from inside if the wound is deep, so make him drink this juice in the blue bottle. It's a plant extraction. Understood?"