"Never knew... I could feel... like this. Like I've never seen... the sky... before. Want to vanish... inside yer kiss. Every day... I love ye... more and more."
Here is my love! My Heriwulf to perk up my very painful day. Thinking about him has helped me not focus so much on the pain. Hundr! My little love!! Don't tell anyone, but Hundr is my favourite of Niht, Brunan, and him. He can't contain his joy at life and I love it! He comes bearing mushrooms and what I hope is alcohol. Tea? He brought me tea? Oh! Feverfew tea. Yes!! My love, yes!! Bye, bye pain! Hello drunk Leo!
I love his mushrooms, but I am in too much pain to eat anything. Maybe a couple of bites? I think that is all I will be able to stomach for a while. Feverfew upsets my stomach and makes it hard to eat anything while I am on it. Heriwulf won't like that. He collected mushrooms and feverfew for me. I love him so much. What would I do right now without him? Saved my life yet again. Takes care of me. Loves me. I need to do something special for my love when I am better.
Heriwulf says I can't fight in the battle. Makes sense. He won't let me pull the wounded to safety. Says I have to stay in the stockade tending the wounded. Fine. As long as he has people to bring me the wounded and a proper area to treat them with a cover, like a tent, I can still do my job when the time comes. I'll even have a spare set of hands in River-Wader. Good lad. Need to do something nice for him too. A much different nice than Heriwulf, but something.
If he hates being clan chieftain, why be it?! I want to ask him, but I can't. Clan Business. What is with people staying in jobs they hate? They know they can leave them, right? Right? Ok. Focus on Heriwulf and make him forget whatever is making him make that sad face. Maybe his wound is hurting him. I have been so delirious with the fever I never asked him. Great job, Leo. He is perfect and takes care of you better than Mum does when you're sick and you, the healer, go and forget about his wound you treated. Bad Leo. Bad! Do better. He deserves better.
River-Wader has been checking on him. Good lad! Love that lad. WE ARE GETTING A PUPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As soon as I learn how to care for one and Heriwulf picks a good one. I don't care if it takes a whole year (please don't take a whole year!), but I will wait patiently. (Please don't take a year!)
Look at him cant his head. He looks like a puppy when he does that...only rugged. Can puppies be rugged? No. Puppies are cute. Heriwulf is cute. Cute and rugged. He can be both. Wait..is he mad at me? Nope. Don't think so. I'm giggling. Don't giggle when he is mad. So he must not be mad. He isn't mad! Go to bed? Yes, please! Snuggles! Sleepy snuggles! Give him a back massage. His shoulders must hurt from pulling that cart. Wait. What? That was days ago? How did that happen?! When did...He called me loopy. That is a fun word. Elf? An elf is here. Here to see Heriwulf. Heriwulf will go see the elf and I will get ready for bed.
Heriwulf's pillow smells of Heriwulf. Mmmmm. Hair is down. Dress is off. I'll cuddle with his pillow until he gets back. Just going to close my eyes...
**FALLS ASLEEP**
Hundr? Happy hound. Come to snuggle. Snuggle hound. Where is my Hound? There he is. My love. Sleep...He says sleep...ok...sleepy with my love love....
**FALLS ASLEEP**
