hero time? ugh.

Glancing around frantically, Rheum wondered why no one was coming to her rescue. His rescue too! She still had teeth punctures along her sides from the tiger's grip that would need tending to soon. The boy's were much worse but thankfully the bleeding had slowed. Even though he was barely conscious, he had taken the herbs she had shoved into his mouth. Hoping the effects would kick in soon, Rheum sat back a moment to catch her breath. When she inhaled deeply, her lungs felt strained and in pain. Wincing, she focused back to the boy at hand.

Grabbing a jar of salve that was really sticky, she leaned forward toward the neck bandage. The other wounds on his body would heal fine without extra treatment from what she could see, but his neck one needed more work. Taking another deep inhale, she gently pulled off the bandage and wool. Trying to work quickly, even though her paws trembled, she squished the open wound together as best she could before slathering on the salve. Adding another ball of wool to the now salve-covered wound, Rheum covered his neck back up with a fresh bandage.

Putting the jar back in the bag and pushing the soiled bandages to the side, she looked at the boy. "I hope you're still alive," she whispered through gritted teeth as she tried to wipe her paws clean of the sticky salve. "If you need more pain relief, say something," Rheum's voice was hoarse and shaky as she waited for the boy to say something. Anything.

Tend to First Patient 3/3