Ludo:
"Not understanding the situation at first, Ludo quickly pulled himself together when he witnessed the cries of pain."
Put the boy on the floor with me, quickly!
"They both place Edward as gently as possible on the ground, Ludo drops the blanket they had used previously to put Edward on it at the same time."
Edward:
Aahh!!
"Following this last cry of pain, Edward passed out from the pain, leaving his eyes completely white, not supporting the pain caused throughout his body."
Rebecca:
"Rebecca remained shocked for a short moment at such an unexpected event."
I didn't think he would be so hurt to scream in pain like that, we shouldn't have gotten him up.
Ludo:
Don't feel sorry, you couldn't have known how hurt he is, his body hardly looks hurt if we leave out those wounds in his back.
The situation seems more complicated than I thought, we have no choice but to call the one who treated you.
Rebecca:
This doctor ?
Isn't he supposed to have been gone for a while now?
Ludo:
Yes, I'm going to try to call one of my friends and ask him if he sees Victor Fetch in the city where he lives, I need to tell him that we have an emergency here and that we absolutely need the doctor Fetch.
Rebecca:
Why him in particular?
He seems quite ordinary, I doubt he could help us with a case like this.
Ludo:
You're wrong, Victor Fetch is known as one of the best healers among void wielders.
When I say healer, I imply that he is capable of healing any type of serious injury.
His reputation precedes him, known as the healer with an extreme effectiveness, the healer without limits.
I can tell you that he has immense experience and an innate genius for medicine at his young age, and that he teaches young people recognized for their great talent.
Since you're not interested in this kind of thing, you obviously miss this kind of information, you can only blame yourself for not even knowing this.
Rebecca:
Wait, wait, are you telling me that this doctor is famous?
Then why did he treat me for a simple foot injury when he can treat people with much more serious injuries than the one I suffered?
Am I not supposed to be considered last among those to be cared for?
Ludo:
There are two reasons, the first is that there are no doctors in our village, something you have forgotten over time since you don't get often hurt, and you don't care about what happens in the village.
Rebecca:
Say instead that I don't want to listen to your two-hour speeches about village life, it's just boring, I can't help it.
I don't want to talk to the people of this village to hear about their lives or even about anything else, just thinking about it makes me want to destroy everything by frustration.
Ludo:
"Ludo smiles."
You are truly incorrigible my little grumpy cat, would it kill you to talk to people even if they don't come from this village?
"Ludo strokes the head of Rebecca, ruffling it."
I recognize here a real expert in finding excuses, don't you think?
Rebecca:
Hey stop it Dad!
Ludo:
Ah ah ah !
Look at this princess throwing tantrums all the time, you really thought castle life was for you, ah ah ah!
Rebecca:
I understand, stop now you mess up my hair.
"Ludo stops caressing Rebecca head."
So what I said?
Yes, the second reason why it absolutely has to be him who comes is because he's a client who owes me one since I gave him a bedroom without payment at the inn for one night when in the past he had less money than today.
After that, I got into the habit of making discounts especially for him, since I knew his somewhat difficult condition at this time.
Well, it goes back a long time now, a time when he was not yet known to everyone as he is today.
Rebecca:
I see, I didn't know.
Ludo:
Normal I didn't tell you, it's impossible for you to know since it goes back at least five years, but it doesn't matter, it's in the past.
Well, we shouldn't spend our day talking, I'm going to contact one of my friends to move the situation forward with the young man.
As for you, stay here to watch over him and cover him with this blanket under him.
Rebecca:
Okay, see you later, Dad.
I'll be waiting for you.
"Ludo runs towards the village."
Ludo:
(I should hurry, every minute counts.
The boy's condition seriously worries me, I don't even want to imagine a kid at the same age as my daughter dying before my eyes.)
"Arriving in the village, he heads towards his inn a little out of breath, at the entrance, there is a landline telephone on Ludo's counter."
"Ludo went to sit behind the counter on a chair, then he dialed his friend's phone number, as soon as he finished he put the head of the landline phone near his ear."
"We could hear these noises coming from the phone."
Driiing. Driiing. Driiing.
Criip.
????? :
Hello, who is speaking?
Ludo:
Terry, it's me Ludo, I need you to tell me if you saw Victor Fetch passing through your town.
Terry:
Yes, I saw him pass today, I saw him heading towards the road to the right of the city's central boulevard.
Ludo:
Thank you, you reassure me.
Could you go see him to tell him there is an emergency in the village, more precisely, a young man who is on death row?
Terry:
I see the type of situation.
I promise nothing, just that I'll try, stay close to the phone for say ten minutes while I go get him and ask him, when I call back I'll tell you if yes he can come and help you.
Ludo:
Great Terry, you save me, say hello to Andrea for me.
Terry:
When I finish all this, see you later.
Criip.
Ludo:
"Ludo hangs up the phone."
I just need to wait now.
"Ludo waits patiently on his chair for Terry's call, leaning on his wicket."
15 minutes later
Driiing. Driiing.
"Ludo picks up the phone quickly."
Then ?
Terry:
He will arrive, it should take him a total of 6 or 7 hours to drive, knowing that he will join you with the horse that I lent him.
All you have to do is keeping your injured person alive until he comes.
Ludo:
Thank you, Terry, you have no idea how grateful I am to you for what you were able to do, do not worry, I will repay you one day.
Terry:
"Terry, embarrassed, answers him."
Rah, don't be like that, we don't owe each other anything, I would be ready to do anything to help you, see it as something natural.
In the worst case scenario, if you really want to get something back from me, come see us more often so we can have the same kind of evenings we have when we were a little younger.
Ludo:
You know my answer in advance, unfortunately.
Terry:
I understand, don't worry, it's already good enough that you're taking care of the kid after the tragedy that hit you.
She's the one who allowed you to move on and allowed you to turn the page, I wouldn't dare stop you from taking care of her properly, i know that she means a lot to you.
Ludo:
Thank you Terry, see you next time, I have to go.
Terry:
See you next Ludo, call me again whenever you want.
Criip.
Ludo:
"Ludo hangs up the phone, leaves the inn, and heads rapidly towards the village chief's house."
"Arriving at the house, he knocked on the door of the village chief, a former mayor whose title of mayor no longer represents anything today."
Mr. Derrick, can I speak to you?
"The door of his house opens."
Derrick:
What is your visit today worth to me, Ludo?
Ludo:
If someone who introduces themselves as Victor comes and asks you where I am, tell him that I am towards the part of the forest where the inhabitants usually hunt.
Derrick:
Okay.
You seem in a hurry, are you okay?
(What is this idiot still doing?)
Ludo:
I'm fine, ..."Ludo gradually leaves the house while walking."... don't forget what I said!
(You better do what I ask, bastard.)
"As soon as he turned his back on the village chief, Ludo returned to the forest."
"Ten minutes later, Ludo reaches Rebecca, upon arriving he stops walking to catch his breath, he said in the meantime."
Rebecca!
How is he doing ?
Rebecca:
He seems fine so far, no problems to report since you left.
Ludo:
Phew, so much the better, we might be able to save him.
Victor is on his way to come and treat him, but it will take time, we risk staying with him until halfway through the afternoon.
Rebecca:
It doesn't matter, as long as you find something to distract yourself.
Mmm on the other hand there is one thing that bothers me, two days ago why did you call the doctor Mr Fetch when you said that you have known each other for a long time?
Ludo:
Haa, Rebecca, you really have the gift of asking unnecessary questions sometimes.
Rebecca:
But I want to know.
Ludo:
"Visibly jaded, he answers her anyway."
It's called etiquette Rebecca, it's when someone seeks to respect the status of another person despite their personal relationships.
This includes the fact that I call Victor, Mr Fetch, to respect his status as a doctor who came to treat my daughter and not the status of a client of an era or an personal acquaintance, do you understand this concept?
Rebecca:
This etiquette thing seems stupid, what's the point when you can just talk to close people by calling them with their first names, I really don't see what the point is.
Ludo:
Haah!
"Ludo gently taps his hand on his forehead."
I can't hope that you apply this rule of politeness to what I see, I at least hope that it won't be a problem for you if one day you want to go to other nearby towns.
Rebecca:
You're worrying too much for nothing, I don't see how this etiquette thing can be a problem for me, I'm polite.
Ludo:
Yeah yeah that's it.
Enough jokes, we have to prepare for Victor's arrival by taking care of the young man properly to make his work easier.
I'm going to bring bandages, dressings for his wounds, water and food to prevent him from lacking anything.
Like an idiot I didn't think about bringing back bandages sooner, I'll fix my mistake by going back there.
As for you, you will stay with him until I come back for the last time.
Rebecca:
All right.
"Ludo is leaving for the village, where he can bring back the necessary resources."