Stubborn Fools

Lena's jaw clenched. No matter how much she puffed on the pipe, the tension didn't decrease.

Why did everyone have to be such stubborn fools? Common sense seemed to be in short supply around her recently and that only served to make her mood that much worse. Far worse than it was on most days. 

The princess took a deep drag from the pipe. She didn't even care that the wind blew the smoke back into her face when she exhaled. In fact, she actually found the smell of tobacco to be somewhat comforting. 

Damn it.... Couldn't anyone wake up already? 

The doctor never wanted to give a straight answer for when it might happen. He just kept an eye on their progress and confirmed they were still alive. Humph, as if Lena didn't know that by the noise the life supports machines kept making. She didn't some useless doctor coming in and telling her such meaningless information.