Infirmary Part 2

Chapter 31: Infirmary Part 2

Fortem Academy Infirmary,

"It was her!" Jett pointed his fingers to Larsanel with a smug expression.

Larsanel slightly panicked. "No! I mean yes- but I swear it wasn't that way." She explained, she sent Jettam an angry look. He snickered.

The doctor gave both of them a bored look. "What exactly happened?" She crossed her arms interrogating the two.

Kylon helped Eliana sit on one of the nearest beds. The nurse immediately attended to her leg.

"Let her help you for a bit." He assured Eliana before turning his attention to the two cousins who were confusing the poor Doctor. "Allow me to explain Lady Veesha." He volunteered.

Veesha sighed in relief. "Tell me what happened to her leg."

Kylon nodded. "Her name is Eliana. Earlier Larsanel volunteered to give Eliana her first training. In the middle of the fight, Larsanel kicked her leg hard to trip her to the ground which resulted in her injury here. That is what happened."

"Very well, thank you Kylon." She approached Eliana on the bed to help with the inspection.

Larsanel and Jettam gave Kylon a sarcastic look since he was able to explain the situation better than they did.

"No problem Lady Veesha." Kylon went to stand in between the All Terras. Their bickering continued with a match of teasing expressions. "You two should stop fighting, Eliana is still injured."

Like magic they both snapped out from the fight and shifted their attention towards Eliana who was sitting on the bed. She looked pained whenever the doctor would twist her ankle around.

Veesha placed her feet down meaning she was probably done with the examination. "I can tell there are no broken bones. You have no muscle Eliana, and you are skinny. You need to build up some muscles to reduce damages like this. Muscles- fats even, cushion your bones." She explained. She turned to the nurse. "Please fetch me the needed remedy."

Eliana felt relieved. "I understand, thank you. So what should I do with this? Do you have some ice?"

"HAHAHAHA!" The three rankers laughed from the background.

"Huh?" Veesha crossed her arms from Eliana's question. She chuckled. "Why are you looking for some ice?"

Eliana licked her lips slightly frustrated from the other three's reaction. "You see, back on Ear-- I mean way back I recently discovered that ice could help with small healing if you place it on the bruise." She bit her tongue from the slip, that was a close call. She almost mentioned Earth.

Veesha eyed her for a while. "I have never heard of that method before Eliana. Do you have any support with this claim?"

Eliana blinked. "Support? I didn't really bother to gather information about it. I just did it and it worked. I'm sorry about that." She added a small laugh to conceal her nervousness.

The situation was really weird for Eliana. Although she was aware this was of course Praediti and not Earth, still it was weird for her.

"I'll see if there is truth in your words young lady, I'll be sure to discuss that method of yours with me. Sera!" She called the nurse over.

Sera was holding a tray containing the things they needed to treat Eliana. "I have them all here Veesha." She placed them down on the table beside Eliana's bed.

"Thank you. But it's not that, can you write down a memo? We'll be stacking up some ice here, I have to test something." Veesha requested. She was serious about confirming Eliana's method of treatment.

Eliana blinked twice after hearing what Veesha asked for. "You're seriously going to do it? But I thought you guys could instantly make ice." She felt disappointed.

"What." Jettam deadpanned, Kylon nudged him hardly on the side. He made an 'oomf' sound from the hit while Larsanel snickered at the other side. Kylon gave her a look making her quiet.

Veesha laughed. "We're healers not ice makers." The other three snickered. "I personally heal through remedies of potions and other manual treatments. Other doctors out there have their own methods."

Veesha bent down as Sera went to her side to assist her with the treatment. "You must be a first year in training. Students know me around here whenever they get injured during training, Sera and I do the healing. I'm quite famous for my healing abilities, to be more clear." She said while wrapping the bandage around Eliana's ankle.

Veesha came off as a confident person. And straight forward too. She looks like she could handle her own even if you let her alone in the woods. She must be a noble.

"I am new." Eliana confirmed. "So why are you famous for your healing ability?" She asked nicely, hoping it didn't come out as a challenge to her popularity claim.

"The moment I touch you with my skin, I can tell your health ratings like when I touched your ankle earlier, I already understand what needs to be done to heal your leg." She explained like she was talking about the daily news weather. "And Sera here works well with potions, I too myself, but I trust her more on that field."

Eliana was amazed. All she could remember with abilities like that was from the Movies and animation she'd watch and read back on Earth. She couldn't help but gawk at the oblivious Doctor in amazement.

The three rankers who watched quietly gave each other a sly look after seeing Eliana's reaction. They understood why Eliana reacted that way but she needed to get used to the abilities soon. If she keeps reacting in disbelief she will receive suspicions.

Eliana gulped. "That sounds really interesting Lady Veesha." She praised her. It wasn't everyday she'd meet someone with surreal abilities, but then again everyone in Praediti is surreal.

It didn't take much time before they finished wrapping her ankle clean. The pain she had before coming to the infirmary was completely different after the treatment, it was like magic, which was also the case in matter. She carefully lifted her foot up and down to see if it hurts when she does so. But it didn't, not much at the least.

"That is all you need. Tomorrow it will heal by the early afternoon, by then you can apply this so that you can walk without the excruciating pain you felt before." Veesha handed her a small transparent bottle enclosed by a cork.

She inspected the gooey blue substance inside close to her face. "What is this?"

"I applied that to the bruise before I covered your ankle with the bandage. It's a common external medicine for minor injuries like yours. Don't worry it is safe, you will heal in no time." Veesha assured her. "Now go back to your dorms, it's past curfew. I'll make a letter of excuse for the four of you." She told the other three.

The two staff went back to their desks. Veesha started writing the letter immediately. The Ethereals approached Eliana, they were smiling.

"This is good news, you will be able to walk normally tomorrow." Larsanel was glad. She still feels guilty and responsible for Eliana's injuries.

"Praediti is so interesting." Eliana muttered.

"Shh!" Jett shushed her.

Eliana immediately covered her mouth. "Oh sorry!"

They laughed.