10 Non-Human? (1/2)

He was in and out of consciousness for some time. He remembered waking to throw up. Waking to the bedclothes soaked with piss and feces beneath him. Several baths. There were voices too. His father's voice and the doctor's.

”Father?” he rasped at one point.

”James. Thank the gods you're alright.”

”Lilly?”

”Put her from your mind, James. She tried to kill you.”

He shook his head. ”Healer.”

”Heal her?”

James shook his head slightly and closed his eyes. He was falling asleep again, but he needed her. ”She's… healer.” His head tipped to the side and he returned to the darkness.

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He woke somewhat to the sound of someone coughing. And coughing hard.

'Lilly?' James ask.

'I'm… here, Prince.'

”Lilly?” he asked aloud.

”She's here, Son,” the king replied.

”Allow her to approach. Please?”

The king nodded to the guard who lifted her to her feet. Then he let go. Lilly weaved on her feet. She staggered over to where James lay in bed. She sat on the edge of the bed, turning her head away from him as she coughed. He reached out to her. His hand touching her back. He watched her face scrunch and his hand felt wet. James removed his hand and saw blood.

'What have they done?' he asked in thought.

'Light punishment for someone they believe tried to kill you,' she replied softly.

'But you didn't.'

'Didn't I?'

She turned to face him, allowing the candle light to sweep over her face. The light reveal the many colored Adremedian poisons on her lips and the black grooves that had burned her face. James looked at her in confusion. He reached up and traced the black grooves on her face.

'What happened?' he asked.

'Poisonous tears.'

'When did it happen?'

'The day I left the summer home.'

'This is what you meant about being the image of death.'

Lilly gave a single nod.

”Can you heal him?” the king asked impatiently.

Lilly turned her head slightly toward the king then back to James with furrowed brow.

'My father wants to know if you can heal me,' James told her.

'I can aid the rest of the process,' she nodded. 'You've recovered faster and have much more strength then my healer's blade alone could have given you.'

'The doctor has been here.'

'But what has he been able to do to assist the detox?'

'Water.'

She shook her head. 'Water alone would not have brought you to this point.'

A guard stepped forward to take her away, but James held up a hand to stop him.

'What are you trying to say?'

'Is there anything not Human in your ancestry?”

”Not that I….' His head tipped back and he groaned.

Lilly shifted down by his feet and uncovered them. She took one foot in her hands and worked the reflexes. James cried, but didn't pull his feet away from her. She worked both before he rolled over to vomit. His stomach gurgled loudly, too. When he had stopped throwing up, Lilly helped him out of bed to use the chamber pot.

'How long have I been out, Lily?' James asked, as she helped him back to bed.

'Several days, James.' She coughed more and curled on herself.