hero time? ugh.

Rheum didn't care if he protested. There was still blood pouring from his wounds and that was very much concerning to her! When he finally fell limper with a loud thud, she could see the open gash across his throat. "chikushō!" The swear word fell from her mouth as she searched for a clean piece of wool and bandage. While her father and uncle didn't know that she knew swear words, she had also gotten really good at sneaking around and hiding when they started speaking in their native language. Quickly pulling out a new piece of wool, Rheum pressed it to his open gash.

"I said DON'T DIE!" Rheum nearly screamed as her eyes shone white around the edges. Grabbing the bandage and lifting his head with her other paw, she messily wrapped it around his neck so that it was probably choking the poor dude. Not that she could tell if he noticed or if he was even conscience at this point. Fuck, wait, was she supposed to put the salve on before the bandage? Tears bubbled around her eyes as she tried to stay calm. This was so hard! "Onegaishimasu," she whispered over and over again. Why Japanese was her comfort language in this time of stress, she didn't understand but it was helping.

Once the bandage was tied as firmly as she could get it around his neck wound, she moved back to the bag. Taking out a mixture of herbs that she had been told was for pain, Rheum turned back to the boy and shoved it in his mouth. "Swallow it or I'll make you," she hissed as she felt out of breath and her own lungs fighting for air. Pulling a flask of water from the bag next, she tried to drizzle some into his mouth to help him swallow whatever ungodly mixture of herbs she had just shoved in there.

Tend to First Patient 2/3