Marked: Part 2; The Wronged

Chapter 8

Amilia laid in her bed. She woke up this morning still in incredible pain even after moving back with Oglm for the time being. She moved around a little so she could set her back against her pillow so she was sitting on her bed. She couldn't stand staying in bed all day. But she couldn't really do much since she can't move very well. The doctor even wrote a script that has her bed written. She hated the medicine that she was on, it felt too strong most of the time and tasted like soap. The worst of it was that she had to take so much of the medicine. But then again it was an opioid prescription. She tried to move her arms to try to grab something but was unable to. After trying for a while she slumped back on her bed and groaned. Then she heard a knock on the door. The door opened revealing Oglm with a fancy tray like always.
"Hello, good afternoon Amilia." He said to her. "How are you on this lovely afternoon?"
"Not much has changed from breakfast, Oglm." She responded to him. Oglm sighed a short and quiet sigh.
"I'm sorry, Amilia. I was unable to help you. And Nim..." Oglm looked away after setting the tray down.
"I know" Amilia started. "She told me." Oglm looked up to her.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be there. Me and her had a plan, but she didn't tell me-"
"I know, but she's like that. You can't expect too much from her...her life is a busy mess. Even after her father found out about the protector thing..." there was silence in the room. Oglm managed a chuckle.
"I suppose you're right, she is like that. Well, your father will be here in a few hours. Get some rest, I hope you feel better tonight." Amilia waved to Oglm as he shut the door with a smile on his face. Then the smile disappeared back to its frown.  Amilia sighed as she looked at the ceiling. A few hours went by as Amilia slept.
"Amilia, Yxeyhzfk is here!" Oglm turned around to Yxeyhzfk with a smile. "We should let her rest." Yxeyhzfk looked at Oglm.
"What do you suppose we do then?" Oglm shrugged.
"No idea." Oglm said walking into the living room. Oglm sat down on the couch and relaxed. After a few minutes he looked at Yxeyhzfk who was still standing. "You can sit in any chair, even on the floor. I don't really care as long as you don't break anything." Yxeyhzfk sat down on the couch, sitting up straight with his hands on his knees. Oglm tapped his finger to a certain beat that he was thinking of in his head. He smiled as he did so. That went on for a few minutes, until he could see the time. Oglm stood up and stretched his arms. "Hope your hungry Yxeyhzfk, because I'm making dinner." Oglm shot him a devilish smile before he headed to the kitchen. Yxeyhzfk stood up and followed Oglm and looked in awe at his kitchen. "You alright, Yxeyhzfk?"
"It's so nice." he said. "How did you manage such a nice layout, Ozedk?"
"Uh, you know, i went to the store and looked at the different things there and paid for the stuff I could afford and liked." Oglm said twirling a spoon around. He grabbed a cutting board and knife. He set them down on the counter then turned on the oven. Oglm opened the freezer and took out some frozen tilapia. As he let the fish thaw he grabbed lemon, butter, and basil. He took the knife and cut the lemon in half. He squeezed the juice into a container. After realizing that one lemon wasn't quite enough he grabbed a few more and did the same thing. As he warmed up a fourth of the butter in a container, he chopped the basil into small pieces. The microwave beeped and Oglm took the butter out. Yxeyhzfk watched all this while from the kitchen table where he sat on a chair. Oglm mixed the butter and lemon juice together, put the tilapia in a pan, poured the mixture on, and finally put it into the oven to cook. Oglm stared into the distance and then devilishly smiled again before turning around to Yxeyhzfk.
"Would you like to play cards?" Oglm asked Yxeyhzfk.
"What game?"
"Hm, well, i only know a few..." Oglm paused to think a moment. "I know war, BS, egyptian rat slap, black jack, i don't really know poker too well."
"Lets play a simple game of war then." Oglm went to grab cards from his office. Once he came back he took the jokers out of the deck and shuffled it. He dealt the cards and before the game started they stood up and shook each others' hands'. Turns out the game was all of only half an hour before Yxeyhzfk won. Yxeyhzfk smiled as Oglm stood up bashfully. The oven had been beeping for a few seconds now. Oglm took two pot holders and took the fish from the oven. He found his silver tray and silverware that went with it. Not only was there a tray but a cup, plate, and silverware that went with it. He even had black napkins with an inspiring quote on them in silver. Oglm proceeded to put all the utensils on the tray. Then he took a spatula and put a fish onto the silver plate. Then he took the basil and put it on top of the fish. He poured the hot water into the tea cup and put a lemon ginger tea bag into it with two lumps of sugar and a tad bit of milk. He stirred it all together with a small silver spoon that he left in the cup. He took a napkin and folded it nicely onto the tray. He put the fork, knife, and spoon in the correct order as his final tough.
"Wow, how fancy." Yxeyhzfk commented. Oglm turned around, slightly offended.
"Why yes, only the be-" Oglm fell to the ground coughing. Yxeyhzfk instantly got up and went over to Oglm.
"Ozedk, are you alright?" Oglm continued to cough, his vision started to become blurry. He started hearing a faint voice in his head repeat a not yet clear phrase. "Ozedk!" Yxeyhzfk yelled again.
"Get-cough-to your-cough-daughter-cough-." Oglm gasped for a moment. "She's-cough-in danger." Oglm continued cough. Yxeyhzfk stood there watching Oglm. "go-cough-now!" Yxeyhzfk backed away from Oglm and ran up the stairs.
"Nsefen, Nsefen!" Yxeyhzfk repeated. He got to her door, grabbed the knob and turned it shooting the door open in shock. Amilia looked over to him in confusion.
"I'm fine, Hix."
"But he..." Yxeyhzfk whispered. Yxeyhzfk went to the window and locked it. Then Amilia heard something in her head.
"Let's see who will protect you now, child." Oglm appeared at the door of Amilia's room, holding onto the frame. Amilia looked to him.
"Oglm is everything ok?" she asked. Without a response he drew his sword and ran into her room, right at her. Yxeyhzfk of course blocked him.
"What are you doing Ozedk?" he asked. Still without an answer he went after Amilia again, or at least tried. Yxeyhzfk pinned him against a wall. But it didn't last long as Oglm forced Yxeyhzfk into the closet and then kept him there with a chair.
"Nsefen!" Yxeyhzfk continually yelled trying to get out of the closet. By the time Oglm came to attack her again Amilia was already out of her bed and ready to defend herself even though she was not fit for it. They clanged swords and fought with fists', legs, shoving, the normal fight. Then Amilia broke the chair letting Yxeyhzfk out of the closet. He came out like a roaring flame and with the angriest face Amilia ever saw on him.
"My daughter, you cheat? Get away!" he said swinging his blade at him. "I thought we were getting along, but clearly I mis-evaluated!"
"Hix!" Amilia yelled waving him over. "Look at his eyes." she said as they ran out of her room and down the hall to the stairs. "That's not him, not entirely." Yxeyhzfk thought back to the fight as they ran down the stairs.
"Your right." he said looking at the still warm meal Oglm had made for her. "Let's get Oglm back." Yxeyhzfk said extending his hand in a fist to Amilia. Amilia Put her hand in a fist and hit the top of his hand. "You'll be the bait and i'll whack him from behind." they nodded at each other and then Amilia sat in front of the TV a ways on the floor. Oglm came around the corner and pulled a predictable move, another strike. Amilia stayed still and then Yxeyhzfk came out of his hiding spot and rammed Oglm hard into the wall.
"I hope that knocked him out, that's all i can do without leaving any major damage." they both walked over to him. Amilia backed up and looked at Oglm.
"Come and get me Oglm, i'm weak and vulnerable!" She screamed. Oglm didn't move and he was breathing. Yxeyhzfk picked Oglm up and carried him to the wall in the forest, without Oglm's sword. Amilia opened the portal to the Market that they passed through. They brought Oglm to the medical tent and to the open room that they were told to. Amilia was taken to a room herself. Yxeyhzfk went back out to the waiting room and sat down, he looked at the ground, his leg going a mile a minute.