Feel of life again

The fragrant aroma of herbs filled the air accompanied by the smell of disinfectants, antiseptics and medications,

Zosia wrinkled her nose in discomfort at the familiar scent, she had been in too many life threatening situations hence this smells were already ingrained in her memory, she forced her eyes open slowly revealing a pair of fiery red eyes which blinked a few times as she tried to adjust her eyes to the sudden light, then her confusion set in at the unfamiliar environment

Where was she?

She could have woken up in the wilderness or a desert but a medicine office wasn't part of the possible places to find herself.

Panic set in, her trained eyes taking in the environment with suspicion.

The door soon swung open suddenly, Zosia whipped her head up staring at the intruder, sizing him up for any potential threat "father….. father…. The girl is awake" Leon rushed back out almost tumbling on his feet as he rushed out to the white haired man tending to a bunch of herbs "keep it down you fool" Lebron smacked his son's head, glaring at his son he picked up the herb basket and strode into the medicine office ignoring Leon, feeling wronged Leon followed behind keeping a clear distance from his father which irritated the old man even more but seeing Zosia already sitting up as well as those red orbs like scorching flames he sighed as he walked over to her side briskly

"Child how do you feel?" He asked as he took her pulse, while his free hand fiddled with his low grade optical brain which was common to commoners, noting her health data "wa…. Water" Zosia forced the words out of her throat, her voice hoarse and raspy with each word her throat felt uncomfortable, dry and itchy "didn't you hear or do you need a beating" Lebron snapped at Leon who quickly ran out "tell you sister in law to get you warm boiled water! Not sunned water!" Lebron added watching Leon run wildly around the yard in search of Athena his older brother's wife "sister in law" Leon called loudly, his voice was so loud both Zosia and Lebron could easily hear it "child.. you were found by the river by a commander in the army" Lebron took the opportunity to inform her about the events that transpired while she was out "you were unconscious and no one' was willing to help….. hard times my child, the war isn't over yet" he sighed a bit dejected as he grinded the herbs together to extract the juice

"water…. I brought water" Leon rushed in panting heavily as he handed her the bowl of water which she greedily drank from "uncle, her skin is so white" Liam whispered to Leon as he watched Zosia drink the water "thank you" she whispered after finished the water in the bowl " no need for thanks sister" Leon blushed as he took the bowl from her, compared to the other women with dark and Sallow skins she was the best looking he had ever seen

"You act like an unmarried man now, you sure do have the guts!" Lebron snapped as he pulled his son over, smacking him on the head repeatedly causing little Liam to giggle

"how long have I been unconscious for?" Zosia asked breaking the fierce moment, her indifferent eyes lowered and her words measured. Leon smiled In gratitude as he backed away a safe distance from his father

"Two weeks, the river brought you here to the shores, you were barely breathing everyone thought you were dead" Leon narrated as he ran his hand through his unruly orange hair, a product of hair dyes, his face tinged with a brush with spread around his face to his ears "Leon are you so free?" Lebron frowned clearly displeased with his son "I'll see you later dad" Leon scratched his head awkwardly before pulling Liam and they both ran off as fast as they could "thank you for saving me" Zosia's attention drifted back to Lebron.

Her words were low but firm which radiated her gratitude through the simple word, he chuckled at her words "I wasn't the one who saved you, it was the Mors family's illegitimate son" he answered as he grabbed a few bottles of vials which he gave her to drink as well as a bowl of herbal concoction

"Mors?" Zosia cringed at the taste of both fluids, utterly disgusting, the name however sounded all to familiar yet she couldn't pin point a thing "mm, the Mors boy precisely, since he's seen your body the team leader already assigned your marriage" Lebron added and Zosia frowned slightly, this information surely didn't sit well with her however she said nothing as she finished the leftover vials her expression hardening "mm" Zosia sighed as sha handed the vials back to him before shutting her eyes to allow the liquid settle and function.

Seeing her like this Lebron let out a sigh, gathered his things and stepped out quietly, shutting the door behind him as he proceeded to continue arranging herbs for the next day's sales.

Having slept for so long Zosia was in no mood to sleep any longer, she fished out her storage button which connected her to small storage pocket she possessed, it was a medium grade storage pocket.

She fished out her twin blades first, her red orbs examined the blades carefully before wiping it clean with the hem of her cloth then

She tossed it back into the storage button which was not a lot but was filled with things she had piled up for emergency situations

Such as bathing essentials, clothes, dry food, vials, herbs, handmade seasonings and others

Exhaling a sharp intake of breathe she propped herself forward landing unsteadily on her feet as she walked towards the door slowly and unsteadily almost tumbling over a few times, Yet she gritted her teeth balancing her feet that avoid falling over

"You're awake" Lester looked over at the younger girl, his eyes drinking the sight of her milky skin, which contrasted with his dark tanned skin "mm" she nodded stiffly, biting her lips to endure the burning which coarsed through her very being

"Child you're in no shape to move around, your body's weak" Lebron sighed as he gestured Lester to take her back in "I'm covered in sweat, it's nauseating" Zosia argued, she wasn't a clean freak however her skin felt terrible "I'll clean sister in law" Athena smiled as she walked over with a wooden bucket full of warm water and a towel

"Clean her up quickly" Lebron waved them to off and Lester carried Zosia into the house while Athena took charge of cleaning her up