» @moonhaired just because .
HE FELT FOOLISH RETURNING TO SURGERY SO SOON . but the wound had seeped , calico now wet with the liquid drawn from . fingers loosen around his rifle as he sets it down on the table before pushing himself up upon . eyes shift , scanning the room for CORA but she’s nowhere to be seen . a smile forms upon his lips , assuming his brother had found her before he could . he would have to TEASE him about it later , that is , once he had found out exactly WHERE they had run off to . but for now , his focus laid with the throbbing pain in his side . body shifts , turning to the man they called phelps , a nod offered , contact made . & he supposes he’ll be over shortly . gaze lowers , fingers gliding gently over the weeping wound . a SHARP inhale taken as he hits a soft spot where the stitches bound wounded flesh together . a shaky breath , but attention is quickly shifted as he’s met with the SOFT VOICE of a girl he didn’t expect . eyes lift , drifting over her frame before hands drop & fingers curl around the wooden edge of the table . “ ——— hello , miss . ”
mister phelps, a good man that’s been a friend of her sister’s for some time did not need
to give alice the push required to take up cora’s place when she darted off somewhere
with the man called nathaniel. naturally, alice disapproves but it would be impossible to
win any sentiment to the contrary given their position and her sister’s affinity for dreadful
timing. rather than dwell on it, she gravitates towards the wounded warrior on the table
before phelps can motion for her to do so.
uncas is coiled tightly, tense in pain and perhaps in suspicion. this is not a place for the
strong or even the very likely to survive, but he has. alice does her best to smile but finds
she cannot. however, she does nod in response.
dropping her voice to a whisper, alice leans in slightly.
❛ mister phelps doesn’t know where cora’s wandered off to and i hardly think it right to send someone to fetch her. i don’t have as much nursing skill as she but i will do what i can. i would very much hate spoil her fun. you’re in good hands, i swear. ❜