4 Are You Going To Eat Me? (1/2)
Ash came back shortly after Ruby sat down with the spools of spider silk she had requested. She thanked him and immediately stood back up with a groan and got to work mixing the poultice.
It had been a few years since she had any wing injuries but mixing these was a basic survival skill for fairies. She was quite good at it. The only problem was that she couldn't always reach the place she needed to bind up with the spider silk by herself.
This was a two person job but could she really ask a stranger she had barely met to help her with something as intimate as fixing a wing? Fairies typically didn't show their wings to other races because they were their most vulnerable point.
Could she trust this vampire? She supposed she had some degree of trust in him already because he had helped her out with her aunt and uncle earlier. And she would be staying here for at least a few weeks until she could fly away. That required trust too.
Ruby sighed, feeling like she was going to regret this. ”Can you help me patch up my wing? I can apply the medicine fine on my own but tying it by myself is a bit tricky.”
Ash was obviously surprised. ”Are you sure? I heard fairies are very protective of their wings.”
She scowled. ”We are. But it's not like I have another fairy here to help me, now do I? A vampire will have to do as a temporary wing doctor.”
An unfathomable expression crossed his face and he bowed again like before. ”It would be my honor to assist you, Miss Ruby.”
”…no need for that. Just help me.” This guy really went back and forth between casual and formal too quickly. It was hard to tell whether he was being serious or if he was messing with her.
Ruby let her glamour drop but only around her wings. Right now she looked like her human form but with wings that had the same pearly glow as moonstone. Her wings were unusual for a fairy too but it wasn't like a vampire would know the difference.
He would definitely know there was something wrong with her if she let the rest of her glamour slide. That would not be happening. Showing her wings was nerve-wracking enough.
Ash tilted his head to examine them more closely. ”Is this really what fairy wings look like? Fascinating! I had no idea they practically glowed. That is a pretty nasty tear though. Would you like me to apply the medicine as well? It would save you a lot of twisting around.”
She squinted at him suspiciously and he was quick to defend himself. ”I don't mean anything strange by it! I…feel slightly responsible since you hurt yourself hurdling through my broken window. Let me do this for you.”
”Do you even know how?”
”Is there a specific technique to it?”
”Well, no. You apply it over the affected area like any poultice. But have you ever done anything like this before? Do vampires even get injured?” Ruby fretted. She didn't want this to be done wrong and affect her healing.