Adrift Without a Life Vest

Gwynevere was in the infirmary when a black sea bird came in through the window that she kept open for Eilwen, the worried avian fetching her to help someone down at the shore. She quickly grabbed a few warm furs and supplies, shoving the herbs and smaller items into her satchel and slinging it on before she raced out the door and down the path that connected the castle to the shimmering shore below. The bird wasn't one that was familiar to her, but as soon as she got close enough to see who was laying on the sand she realized it must have belonged to Mercury. Concern gripped her as she kicked up sand as she ran down the beach, breathing hard from the run by the time she reached him and the smaller girl that was laying next to him. She very quickly put together the fact that the stranger was the one in real need here, figuring out without him really needing to explain that he had pulled her from the water.

With focused intent on her features, she handed a fur to him to wrap around himself and get dried off while she took another and started using it to gently rub down the other woman to get her as dry as possible as soon as she could while generating heat and friction at the same time. After Mercury had a moment to dry himself off a bit, she said, "Here, keep doing this. I'm going to check her for other injuries." Handing off the fur to him, she moved around to the nameless girl's legs, feeling each one with careful paws and testing the joints, making sure that nothing was broken injured. When she reached the woman's back right leg, she started to bend it and heard the half-drowned girl gasp and felt her tense, making her stop. She felt over the bone again, confirming that it wasn't broken, but when she put a bit of pressure on the lower part of the limb it caused the woman to react. "It looks like this leg might be fractured or maybe a torn muscle." It was going to be hard to tell until she got them back to the infirmary and she was able to examine it more closely. Pulling a water skin from her bag, she brought it to the girl's lips with a gentle smile. "Here, just take a couple of swallows. You don't want too much water on your stomach at once."

Gwynevere | Eilwen