Scars of the highlander

Chapter 9

Iona woke needing to wee. She shot out of bed but stopped and screamed when the pain of a thousand knives went through her back. She felt arms around her in that moment, but she just froze too afraid to move in fear that the pain would come back. She had never experienced anything like this before. She felt a tear drop to her check as she slowly opened her eyes, remembering why she was in so much pain.

"Oh wife, you need to stop doing that" Aulay voice rang in her ear.

"What the..." was all Iona could get out before she screamed again as Aulay laid her back down "No I have..."

"Use the Privy?" he asked, and she nodded. She looked at up him, he nodded and then gently scooped her up. She shut up eyes tightly as the pain shot through her and there was a loud crash as the door burst open

"What happened!" it was Ruth's voice

"I need to wee" Iona said without thinking of it. Aulay laughed

"Get out of the way" Aulay said, Iona just held her husband as he moved to the Privy. "Can you make her a tincture, Rory?"

"Aye" Rory yelled as they got to the Privy. Aulay closed the door before setting her on the floor and started with her skirt

"What you are doing" Iona said looking at up him and pulling her skirt back down.

"You don't need to go now" Aulay smiled.

"I can do it myself" Iona said "Don't smile at me like that" Aulay laughed at her.

"I will wait outside, but if..."

"I won't" Iona said. Iona sighed but winced as pain shot through her again. It took her a long time to pull up her skirt and sit down as pain would cause her to pause with every movement. It took her a long time to relieve herself and she wondered how long she had been asleep for. Once she had finished she sat for a little longer just to ensure it was all out. She didn't want to have to come back to early because it was painful. She slowly stood with the support of the wall and brushed down her skirt, she let out a groan and the door opened.

"Are you alright?" Aulay asked, Iona gave him a horrid looked

"Husband! What are you doing! I didn't..." Iona started but Aulay waved her away

"Are you alright? Are you done?" he asked

"Aye, but... Husband!" Iona started. Aulay scooped her back up and carried her back to the master bed chamber "you can't just walk in like that..."

"I really don't care" Aulay said.

"I care... argh" Iona yelled as she tried to move in Aulay's arm.

"If you stop moving it won't hurt so much" Aulay said. Iona rested her head on his shoulder. He set her back on the bed and covered her with the furs. Ruth wasn't in the room anymore, but most of the Buchanan men were. Rory pasted her a goblet which taste foul

"Nay!' She said leaning away, she winced but the smell was worst.

"You are going to drink" Aulay said taking the goblet.

"Nay" she said, she shook her head but Aulay caught her chin and looked at her "Nay"

"Aye" he said. Iona just looked at her husband, but his expression didn't change. She couldn't win against Aulay's stare, it was the stare that said if you fight me I will force you. She sighed and took the goblet frowning at it. She drank it and it felt like she was drinking vomit "That is fouler than before" she said on her last mouthful, Aulay took the goblet back

"It isn't made of mead or cider, it is from broth" Rory said

"Argh" Iona said, she wasn't a fan of the cook's broth.