With The Stars As Our Witnesses

chapter 4

y/n let herself be curious, and headed towards the commotion. It was near the new building site, what they were trying to create, y/n did not know.

The people seemed to be panicking, all huddled in a circle. In the corner of her eye, she saw Ubbe and Ivar Ragnarsson. y/n's heart flutter slightly at the site of the youngest Prince.

Oh do be still my beating heart.

Agot and y/n followed the crowd without a thought. It was only when they stopped did the girls recognise where they were. The Healers. The two shared a look.

"I believe we should go, it is none of our business." Agot said quietly, tugging on y/n's sleeve.

y/n frowned, not really wanting to leave. She was nosy like that. y/n put a hand of Agot and gave her a smile, before escaping her hold and pushing through the crowd. Agot sighed, tired of her friend's antics, but went after her.

y/n pushed through to the front of the tent, entering without permission. She could already hear cries of a woman.

"Please! I beg of you, save my son!" It was a woman, a bit gray in her hair and with the way she dressed, she was a common village woman.

The boy she had brought in, her son, lied motionless beside her.

"What is wrong with him?"

"He collapsed in the water, we tried getting him to wake but he refuses!"

Duh, you have to perform CPR first, y/n thought. But she had to stop herself, did they know of CPR in this era?

After watching the healers move around their shelves of herbs, y/n thought maybe not.

y/n furrowed her brows, she should help. It wasn't going to hurt her in any way. The girl looked around, nobody was paying attention to her, all of them murmuring to each other. The Healers were busy too.

y/n sighed and walked forward. Ignoring the frantic mother, y/n put the boy in position. A bad feeling swirled around in her belly.

Don't make me regret this, y/n pursed her lips together and began the 30 compressions.