Dreamed Into Life

[Illianna]

Before I know what I'm doing I slap her across the face "enough! I can't heal you if you're grabbing me! Sit still long enough for me to finish saving your life you're not going to hell with out me!" There's tires in my eyes as I pull my wrist free "you nearly died before you reached me. I couldn't bare losing you mistress." I wipe my tires away and take a breath. "You can have my blood just let me finish stupid witch." I sigh teasing gently

[Ravna]

"Give me your blood and I can use it to heal myself," she growls, fury in her eyes. 

[Illianna]

"That's not how our magic works! And besides even if you did get my magic I doubt you could use it. Do you know how the human body works? I mean really works? If you don't you can do more harm than help! Stubborn women just let me finish this then you can have my blood and I'll teach you to use it but if you kill yourself trying I can't bring you back and I CANT LOOSE YOU"

[Ravna]

"Fah," she snorts. "I've had worse."

[Illianna]

"Don't you get it! I can't bring you back again! You stoped breathing! Your heart nearly stopped I had to pull you back from the grave! If I hadn't been waiting for you you wouldn't have made it. I've spent all day fighting to keep you alive! You healed enough now to be safer but you're far from fit! I had to regrow your bowel! You nearly died! This wasn't a flesh wound Ravna the arrow went in at an angle! It hit the bowls, the stomach, and grazed your lungs any deeper and you wouldn't have mad3 it off the battle field!"

[Ravna]

Ravna looks away. "I went at the head of the charge, to fortify the men. We failed in our aims because my men are weak of heart."

[Illianna]

"No you failed because they've started spreading iron ash on the fields. It was all over your boots. It'll take weeks to get it out of the rugs." I huff

[Ravna]

"Feh. What do you care of my rugs?" She snorts. "If you are so worried about it, we can bathe when I'm well."

A real bath? Not just a sponge and a basin of lukewarm water? But a real bath with soap and everything!?

[Illianna]

I shake my head "I'm just glad you alive" I say placing my hands once more on her belly checking to be sure she haven't hurt her self. Finally I sit on the bed and make a small. Cut on the back of my hand "drink" I say gently

[Ravna]

Ravna latches on, sucking blood from the wound; as she drinks, her eyes flash red, and golden light begins to form around her stomach, healing more of the damage. It's instinctive -- she doesn't need to know what she's doing, it seems, but can rely on Illiana's knowledge. 

[Illianna]

A small moan escapes my lips and I flush as I retake my hand once she's finished. "There happy now?" I chide gently

[Ravna]

"Quite." She struggles yet again to sit up -- it seems her abdominal muscles are weakened by the damage, but she does manage it without reopening the wound. "Call the servants, have them draw up a hot bath for two."

[Illianna]

I sigh gently but don't argue and with in the hour we're both in the bath house. "Stop fussing" i chide as I undress her before removing my own soild shift having never bothered to get dressed today. My pale skin contrasted hers small round breasts sit like proud mounds on my chest. The only mark of me is the black burrtyfly birthmark, the mark of Kane on my left hip.

[Ravna]

Ravna drops a cloth she had grabbed for washing into the water, so stunned is she. She stares at Illianna's hip, mesmerized. "You-- how did you know?" she demands. "Who has been telling you the legends of our people?!"

[Illianna]

I look at her concerned. "No one. This is the mark of Kane. It shows I'm born in sin. It proves I'm cursed, they tried to cut and burn it off but it always grows back" I say forlornly