Sophie didn't know what she would do, but Sophie knew that she had to help the boy. Even though the boy was heavy, she carried him to her bed and then placed him there to rest.
Now that Sophie no longer carried him, she could see that there was a severe wound across his neck and the entirety of his throat. It was as if some creature bit him across the neck and tore off bits of flesh.
A lurch was on Sophie's throat.
It was a gaping injury that should have probably killed someone, but the boy still managed to survive and ask for help. If Sophie wasn't able to clean the wound, she was worried that some dirt and other things from the rain might have stuck in it.
Sophie grabbed for a basin, poured clean water from a jar, and then reached for a washcloth. Sophie returned to his side and knelt down in front of the pale-faced boy and looked closer at his deep wounds before dumping some water against them.
A bit of dirt stuck to it as blood-soaked against the washcloth.
