The boy seemed to be fifteen or younger. He was placed on the bed with his face down, and his shirt was cut off by lord Partner.
There were two arrows pierced into his back.
The girl made the herbal soup for him. Lord Partner cleaned the wounds with cotton balls dipped by violet potion, and then put a towel into his mouth.
A knife was disinfected by flicking over the flame, and then used to cut the wounds open. Lord Partner clamped a shaft with a pair of pliers, and said, "It hurts, young man. The anesthetics was sealed strictly." Then he pumped the arrow out suddenly.
"Uhhhh!" The young man bit the towel and howled restrainedly, and at the same time another arrow was taken out.
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"You are a lucky boy." Lord Partner took away the towel.
"It's the god's blessing to meet you."
"Stop flattering. I mean, this arrow, the one on the left, could kill you if it hit just a little bit accurately. Anyway, you don't look like a warrior." Lord Partner pressed the wound with a towel, but the blood still seeped out a lot. He took a roll of bandage from daughter and bandaged him firmly.
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"There is no fighter worse than me, Mr Partner. But no one is more brave either. I am daring enough to suffer pain and death, and will be never beaten down until the end of my life."
"You will have the chance to die if you keep fighting. After so many years, dwarves have kneed to Archduke, but Paudary is still stubborn, which only leads to unrest."
"Why can't we be united like ten years ago? Every man was a soldier. It is the duty of all Aninen."
"I don't know who your father is, but he does not dare to speak to me in that way. I quitted from the Independence War with the approval of Paudary, and nothing could draw me back." Lord Partner searched the young man's clothes but found nothing, "Where is your weapon? For my daughter's safety, you must hand it out. "
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The boy smiled awkwardly, with the blond hair and blue eyes. The mud on his face was cleared, and he looks quite handsome. But due to the pain, he sounds like moaning, "Mr Partner, I insert it in my boot."
A dagger? Lord Partner took his boots off and pulled out a stick.
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"Mage? But it's not a magic stick. Don't you think every twig can guide the magic power?"
"I'm a mystic, Mr Partner. My body is a magic conductor, natural elements are my weapons, while this stick is just an auxiliary tool. Sorry but I can not make you feel easy even if you take the stick away. "
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Lord Partner sneered and inserted the stick back, "Mystic. What an annoying boy you are." He took some magic candles from daughter and said, "Bring me two more."
He placed the candles around the bed, as the ritual of Anien Priest treating the Physical injury, "Don't move, just lie on your stomach."
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"Life is a candlelight flickering,
But please never stop winding.
By the honor and glory of God,
And the mercy of the angels,
Give your grace, and make the candle lighter..."
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Lord Partner spread his hands, and chanted the incantation. He dragged a long note like reading a poem.
Under a cloud of green light, the power of life radiated from him.
The candle smoked, and then the flame rose. Later, there appeared a looming blue symbol like a disc above the boy.
And on the floor, the unobtrusive wood grain also shines regularly, which is actually a token prepared by the priest.
"Well, no poison, no curse. It is quite easy to be cured. The dwarves drived you here, cuz they know I like to pay for the prisons fighting for Paudary."
A green pattern was superimposed on the blue light.
"You often do redemption?"
"Then take my money back from Paudary. Usually some fees of medical will be added up."
"Here you are." The girl brought a bowl of Herbal soup and whispered.
The boy took the bowl by one hand, and his head and drank awkwardly. He noticed that the girl had a similar hair colour, but hers was a little lighter.
"My name is Tico. "She moved the stool, put her hands on her laps, and sat next to her, looking at him with a hypocritical, polite, but pleasant smile, which is a skill only a well-educated person has.
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"You can call me Blatt. I am recovered."
"The bleeding was stopped easily. But stay in this circle of candles. The token can restore your strength." Lord Patner held down the eager teenager.
"But my dear priest, we don't have the time."
"What time do you mean?"
"Désolé, Monsieur Partner! I'm a mercenaire hired from continent by Lord Paudary. "
"I knew it. We Aninen don't have mystics. You should be a big man, right? When did you come to the isle?"
"I'm a super wanted man."
Lord Partner's face changed drastically and his eyes widened, "Boy, the gendarmes are coming right away!" He took the half-sword and small shield which were hung on the wall, and flashed into the inner room.
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"Where are you going, daddy?" Lord Partner ran out and disappeared before he could answer the girl, and horse's scream can be heard from the stable in the backyard.
"We must go. Sorry." Blatt Struggled to stand up, and wore up his blood-stained and tattered shirt.
"Dame!" The horse is crying, and also Lord Partner. He kicked the door and rushed into the room, pointing Blatt and said, 'Thou…!' and told Tico, 'Feed, feed the horse! Go! '
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Lord Partner pinned the sword to his waist, and held the small shield by left hand.
He ran through boxes and cabinets, and hurriedly packed his luggage, and said, "Those stupid dwarves should have been hanged as soon as they went back! "
He carried Blatt and threw him into the carriage with the luggage, while Tico had just secured the carriage.
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Lord Partner helped Tico to get inside the carriage and close the door, and jumped to the driver's seat.
"You bastard! Magic unit, mystic, hired from the continent! I know what you are doing here!"
After a string of horse's hissing and a bounce sound of whip, and the carriage started to shake.
As everything went too fast, the girl could only take good care of the luggage but didn't understand what had happened.