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The feel of her cheek beneath his fingers was comforting and bittersweet at the same time. He could feel the panic subsiding a little at the sound of her breathing, the anxiety twisting his gut easing with the overtaking of the more logical part of his mind. Inwardly, he began to run through the herbs he knew that would help her. Arnica was famous for bringing out swelling, and he knew beyond a doubt that he would need to bring the swelling out on her head. If left, internal swelling could cause serious damage. By drawing it out, the swelling would come out in a lump and a bruise which would go down when it was healed properly. Thinking about ways he could help her was calming him down and for a few short seconds he didn't notice the brilliant blue eyes staring at him.
A gasp was given however when a scratchy and foggy voice came from the sleeping beauty. Green eyes clashed with blue and he was dismayed to see tears in his belle's eyes. He started, leaning forward and over her, searching her eyes and then her head. "Where exactly does it hurt, baby?" He questioned, concern saturating his voice. He a small grimace, he removed his hands from her body and snaked up the side of her head, creamy fingers applying the least amount of pressure possible, but enough to gauge where it hurt the most. Concentration hardened his features and Saul took on the look of a completely focused healer. His heart was still pounding however- fear and some unknown emotion coursing straight through his veins.
"What happened? Why were you fighting?" He questioned softly, trying not to sound so intense and angry. He would find out who this person was and he would hunt them down and hurt them. For now though, his sweetheart was hurting and there was something he could do about it. He knew he had a small stash of arnica leaves, found in the dampwoods not long ago and perhaps by force of fate, he had a few strips of willow bark from one of the willows trees closer to the Grand Lake. He would need to gather these items shortly, but for now he allowed green eyes to fix with blue once more, trying to gain some answers.
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