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“Oh,” I smiled. Even here in the midst of chaos, thinking about Ryrik gave me a warm feeling. “He’s just a friend.”
“Just a friend? Are you sure?”
“Is this really what you want to talk about right now? You’ve been through so much.”
“We have our whole futures to discuss what I went through, this is what I want to talk about.”
“Don’t worry about it. Just get some rest.”
“How am I supposed to sleep when I don’t know the full story of how my friend scored a Vinduthi boy toy?”
“He’s not a boy toy!” I insisted, trying and failing to keep a straight face. “He helped rescue you and we can trust him. That’s all you need to worry about right now.”
“Believe me,” she said. “I’m not worried. I’m excited. I’ve heard the rumors of Vinduthi and their human mates. I want to know if they’re all true.”
“Someday,” I said as I sat down on the bed next to her. I softly stroked her face to push her hair to the side. “I’ll tell you everything.”
“So there is an ‘everything’ to tell?” Isa raised her eyebrows suggestively.
“Right now, just rest. I promise, this is the best bed you’ve ever been in.”
“And you just admitted to having used this bed.” She smiled slightly. “I can’t wait to hear all of it.”
We were interrupted by a knock at the open bedroom door. Ryrik stood there, holding a med kit.
“Am I interrupting?” he asked. “Is she resting?”
“Not yet,” I said.
“Come on in,” Isa said. “Ryrik, right?”
“Yes, Isa,” he responded. “I’ve heard quite a bit about you.”
“And I look forward to hearing a lot about you, too,” Isa responded with narrowed eyes.
“Oh… Um…” Ryrik stammered. It was cute to see him caught off guard. “I know we looked over you back at Conii’s, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to dress some of your smaller wounds now.”
Ryrik handed over the med kit to me. He then turned around and left the room again.
“Where is he going?” Isa asked.
“I’m not sure, but he’s a busy man. With Conii out of the picture, there is probably a lot to take care of.”
I spent the next half hour or so tending to Isa’s wounds. I applied disinfectants and pain relief to the smaller cuts and bruises, and changed the bandages already on the larger ones. Whatever I could do to take care of her at the moment.
But as I worked on my friend, I couldn’t help but think about Ryrik. He didn’t explain why he left or where he was going. Sure, he’d been nothing short of perfect and helpful so far with Isa, but I didn’t understand what he was currently doing.
Although, all that worrying and confusion was quickly proven to be unneeded.
Not long after I finished working on Isa, Ryrik returned to the bedroom. He held two bags in his hands and stood at the doorway.
“May I enter?” he asked.
“Of course,” I said.
“I apologize for running out so fast, but I figured there was no time to waste. First.” Ryrik held up one of the bags. “I assume you don’t want to stay in the clothes Conii kept you in forever. In this bag is a pair of pajamas, so you can rest comfortably. And an outfit. I had to guess your size and style, but I figured it’d work well enough until you're strong enough for Amber and me to take you shopping.”
“Oh my God,” Isa breathed. “That’s so kind of you, thank you.”
