Time Stamp: 38th of Winter, 512AV, Evening Location: Infirmary Who: Aidara For the last several months, Iosha was starting to wonder if the Inarta people suffered from a epidemic of carelessness since most of her cases were normally self-inflected injuries. The patients injuries were everything from cuts, bruises, bug bites, strange rashes, concussions, over dosing on mushrooms, and accidental shooting ones' foot with a arrow. It was a long list of self-inflected injuries, and Iosha heard every excuse in the book. Iosha remembered the brilliant excuse from the Avora, “I heard from a friend the red berries in the forest tasted like blue berries; however, they didn't taste like blueberries. Now I have this rash, and I think it spreading to my throat.” Iosha wasn't sure what red berry he ingested, so she passed on the Avora to a more experienced healer like Addy. However, her favorite patient's excuse was a young Endal named Sori, and his accident made Iosha wonder about collective sanity of the Inarta, “You have to believe me, Iosha. I didn't realize the tree was there. I had one chance at the moose, so I jumped from Nela my wind eagle companion with my knife in hand. While I was falling, I meant to dodge the branch, but it kind of crept up on me and well.. I sort of hit my head on the branch, and I lost my knife on the way down. Anyways when I came too, Nela was standing by me with the moose in her claw, and I realized I found my knife. Unfortunately, I found the knife in my leg...hey Iosha do girls like scars because if they do make sure it scars, so I can impress Keah.” Iosha didn't want to stand in the way of true love, so she asked for assistance with courageous hunter. Keah was not amused with Endal's consent flirting and his epic stories of hunting in the Unforgiving. Unfortunately, Iosha got the brunt of Keah frustration and for the last week, she got the silent treatment from the young healer. When Iosha arrived in Wind Reach, she always envisioned the Inarta as hearty people with the ability to with stand anything the elements could throw at them. However, Today the Inarta were enduring a different type of storm, and this storm wasn't the kind of storm that brought heavy snow and strong winds. This storm started with a runny nose, sore throat and fever, and unfortunately for the Inarta it was spreading through the youth section of the city like wildfire. Today, Iosha started to wonder if Rak'Keli was losing the battle with Vayt in Wind Reach. Vayt inflicted his wraith down across the future of the Inarta people, and Iosha couldn't understand why it was spread quickly through the Yasi. Unfortunately, the illness went from a common cold to a killer claiming the life of three children. After the deaths of the children, Iosha could noticed the tensions were beginning to raise between the healers, and the stress of the epidemic was taking a toll both Keah Lessan and even the untouchable Miqual D'hanna. Being the least experience healer, Iosha was chosen to take care of sanitation, moral, and general needs of the patients. Iosha's duties consisted on providing water, food, and a hand to hold when the children got to scared. While Iosha was handing the basket of used cloth snot rags to the Dek runners, Iosha overheard Keah and Miqual getting into a heated discussion in Nari. Iosha couldn't understand anything both of them were saying, but she could tell from the children eyes that the young patients were getting scared by the simmering discussion between the two adults. Keeping a eye on the argument Iosha smiled at the Dek and said to her with a smile, “By the way, you are doing wonderful job Malla. Just make sure you keep the mask on and do not touch the rags. I don't need the best runner in Wind Reach getting sick.” The Dek woman smiled at Iosha and said softly before running down the warrens to the baths, “You are too kind, Pale Lady.” Iosha enjoyed the nickname the Deks have given her during her stay in Wind Reach. When she heard the argument get louder, Iosha shot a annoyed look at the two of them, but they weren't paying attention to the young Konti healer. Suddenly, she felt a small hand reach out and grabbed her wrist. Iosha turned and smiled down at her favorite patient named Lilly. Iosha gave the young girl a warm smile and she knelt down next to her patient. The girl had long thick red hair and her blood shot eyes were deep gold. She was adorable child with a bright future ahead of her. When Iosha looked at the girl, she can't help noticed a resemblance to her daughter, Lutes. If Lutes was in Wind Reach, she would be the same age as Lilly. Iosha has been doting the child the whole day, and what made her heartache was the child's condition had gotten worse. Once Iosha adjusted her mask, Iosha reached down, stroked her hair, and said softly, “What can I get you Little One?” Iosha was fond of nicknames, and the child smiled up at her and started to cough. Iosha took her hand and squeezed it gently, “It OK Lilly...it will pass...” Iosha waited a couple minutes till the coughing fit subsided and Lilly smiled up at Iosha with blood staining her teeth. Iosha knew it was a bad sign, and she needed to tell Aidara. Iosha took a clean rag from the small basket under the girls sick bed and wiped clean the side of Lilly's mouth. Iosha knew the next step in the illness would be the extremely high fever. Iosha thought process was derailed when Lilly started to talk, “Io... can I have a drink of water?” Iosha swallowed hard trying to stop herself from getting to emotional and she said softly as took the water, “Of course little one! Can you sit up on your own?” Lilly nodded slowly as she prop herself on the head board with the help of the pale healer. Iosha decided to sit next to beside her on the bed as she help the struggling child drink the glass water. When she was done, Iosha could tell her nose was running, so she took the clean snot rag from the table and wiped the girls nose. Lilly looked up at her, and Iosha could see the sweat starting to bead up on her forehead. Lilly smiled up at her and said softly, “You worry too much Io...I'll be better in no time.” Iosha nodded slowly knowing the worst is ahead for the brave young girl. When Lilly got to the infirmary eight hours ago, she was just complaining of a sore throat and headache, but now eight hours later, the girl might not be waking up when the fever started to get worse. Suddenly, Iosha heard Miqual yell at Keah in common, “I don't care if it causes a panic, Keah! We need to quarantine the youth section of the city before it spreads to the general populace if not the whole city could get sick.” Iosha frowned at Miqual uncharacteristic out burst, and she looked at the now frighten girl who covered her head with the sheet. Lilly said meekly from under the sheet, “Sorry I am sick Io... I didn't mean to make the adults angry.” Trying to control her anger, Iosha lifted the sheet from her head and said jokily with a playful grin on her face, “Nobody mad with you Lilly. The Old Man is just grumpy today. He tends to get that way when he doesn't get his hourly nap time.” Lilly smiled up at her, giggled to herself and started to coughing again. When the coughing fit was over, the little girl looked up and said softy, “You should tell him to sit quietly in the corner and take a time out for being so grumpy.” Iosha messed up the sick girls hair and started to laugh out loud. She hugged the little girl with one arm and said, “You better get some rest, and I'll deal with Mister Grumpy...” Iosha reached down and again wiped the blood from the side of her mouth. When Iosha tucked the little girl into bed, she adjusted her mask and walked to the two quarreling healers. She was furious at them, but she was trying to keep calm for the sake of the children. When Iosha got to the two healers, Iosha glared at both of them and quietly scolded them, “What is wrong with both of you? If you going to argue, why do you both take it outside in the hallway because you are scaring patients!” Miqual whirled on Iosha and stuck a finger at her, “What is wrong with me? I am doing my job, Iosha. You weren't there when the three of them died because you were too busy doting over a single patient.” Miqual words stung, and Iosha narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists to defend herself as quietly as she could muster, “What? Listen here you arrogant petch! I am the one who is dealing with snot, vomit and other stuff you two are too important to deal with, so don't you ever treat me as less of healer than you!” Iosha never yelled at any of them before, but she was doing the best she could even if the rest of them didn't see it. Iosha wiped the tears now flowing from her eyes and said with venom in her voice, “Thanks Miqual.. I am crying now... By the way, Lilly's condition has worsen, so I hope this revelation puts everything into perspective now...for the both of you.” |