Beyond The Realms

Chapter 26

I don't know when the tears have started but the warm drops that fall down and stickiness on my face make me realise that I'm crying.
For how long , I don't know.

My voice had turned hoarse and my throat feels raw " Ruslan " My voice is a whisper , a broken plea .

When I hear a groan ,
a small rugged sound that passes through his lips I swear it is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.

" Can you hear me?" I ask moving closer.

With effort he opens his violet eyes and I began weeping anew, this time for an entirely different reason " Thank God you are alright! "

" Have you been crying ?" He asks looking puzzled.

I sniff wiping my tears away " I had no option, you were busy playing dead "

He looks even more puzzled.

I'm laughing and crying at the same time and judging by the way the bewildered prince is looking at me I'm pretty sure I look like a lunatic .

May be I have gone crazy but I can't seem to bring myself to care about it . He is alive and that is all that matters.
That's the only thing that matters .

" Let's get this creature off you " I say and instantly regret because the Prince tries to do that himself but his arms and hands are too injured in too many places .

" I'll get rid of it " I summon a wind so strong it sends the disgusting dead creature so high from and so fast it looks more like a black missile darting away .

I'm sure wherever it lands it will make a crater .

" I have been wanting to do that for a while now " I say feeling immense amount of satisfaction .

The Prince arches and eyebrow at me and I grin.

How does he manage to look so royal even covered in blood ?

" Let's get you up " I'm still smiling.

" Are you planning to chunk me away like that ? " He questions.

The word no almost instantly slips out of my mouth before I purse my lips in a tight line
" Depends on your behavior "

" My behavior ?"

" Yes , trapping me in a the trees and running off to fight psychos all on your own might get you chucked away like that next time "

The Prince shakes his head though I see a slight twitch of lips .

When he is finally on his feet I can't help but wince looking at the wounds all over his body .

He tries to keep most of his weight off me as I drape one of his arms across my shoulders and wrap an arm around his waist
" Stop acting stubborn ,Prince " I insist " You can lean on me "

But does the Prince listen ? No .

Despite him keeping most of his weight off me he is still heavy and our progress is slow.

I know it isn't wise to be in the forest out in the open after dark .

Too many predators and dangers prowl after sun down .

The Prince is injured and I can't fight them off while supporting him like this .

" We need to find a shelter " The Prince says as if reading my mind.

I nod in agreement but it is easier said than done.

After trudging through the forest and thanking for the full moon tonight because it makes the path visible and helps see things that I can avoid so I don't trip and send the Prince falling into some ditch or whatnot I succeed in finding a small cave .

It's a good thing that it is abandoned. I don't think I can fight off whatever had once lived in this enormous place.

I try my best to gently lay down the wounded Prince on the floor but a grimace of pain flashes across his face " I'm fine " he rasps quickly schooling his expression.

Still playing the tough guy.

I can see how exactly fine he is.
Sweat drips down his face , his otherwise piercing violet eyes are dull and though he normally has a pale looking skin but it had always had a luminous quality currently his skin looks downright pallid.

My gaze drops down and I see ugly thick purple lines peeking from under the collar of his garment.

I pull it away and a horrified gasp escapes my mouth seeing the lines spread all over his torso . Like greedy rivers over a map .

They appear like thick repulsive veins , all of them originating from the side of his arm where the Dothrakaän had bitten and torn away his flesh.

It's a horrifying sight I can't even begin to imagine the kind of pain he must be in ." Tell me what should I do to make you better ?" I look up at his face but his eyes which had been open just a few seconds ago are closed .

My blood freezes in my veins .

For a complete second I can't move but I force myself to raise my trembling fingers and check his pulse which isn't strong .It is weak but it is there. It is there.

I don't know if I should feel relieved or cry because this means he is not dead but the weak pulse keeps getting weaker by the second .

He will die if I don't do something .

Stuck in a cave at night in a forest in djinn realm what can I do to help him ?

My panic and desperation mounts with each passing second knowing that the Prince is loosing precious time while I can't come up with any way to help him.

I check his pulse again and get overwhelmed with sadness at the faint flutter I sense beneath my fingers.

" Ruslan" I call his name " Please tell me what to do,please ! " Though I know crying is stupid and it won't do him or me any good I can't seem to stop myself besides being stuck here with no knowledge of what to do to help him it's the only thing I can do .

My crying abruptly stops giving way to alarm when I sense a presence behind me.

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