Amirra by Coralyn Umber

Author:Coralyn Umber [Umber, Coralyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-09T22:00:00+00:00

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Sometime in the night the idea must have come to me because when I awoke, I realized I did have something that would bind his leg, be supportive, and not come loose, my corset. Though I was loath to ruin the only beautiful clothing I owned, I realized it was impractical to wear them while we traveled. We ate over only a small fire, one only big enough to brew the pain-relieving tea. After he had taken the tea, I took my stays from the bottom of my pack. Vorn was curious but he quickly realized what I was planning. I took off the crude binding and removed the sticks from his leg. I pulled the lacing from one side of the stays, wrapped the garment around the break, then snuggly wrapped the lacing around the outside, threading it through the eyelets to keep the stays in place.

The morning was cool but it felt good to be moving again. I wanted the peace that I always felt when surrounded by wilderness. My feelings had been taken to too many lows and highs and I was not yet ready to even start understanding how my body was reacting to Vorn. Instead of thinking about it I watched Vorn take the first few steps to see if the stays were holding firmly. It would be slow going but with me on one side and a crutch on the other we began to descend the hill side. The ground was waterlogged and spongy underneath, and while slippery in places, it did not jar the break as much as firmer ground would have.

By mid-day we had only made it to the base of the hill. Vorn refused to stop despite how obviously his leg was hurting. He was pale, despite the coloring of his pelt, and his breathing was shaky. I let him stamp about along the river bank grumbling and hissing for a while before I finally spoke up.

“I am stopping for a break. While still dirty the water is cleaner than I am. I will go for a quick swim. What you do while that happens is your choice,” I immediately dropped my pack on a downed tree nearby and began shedding my traveling clothes.

He first stared at me with eyes fairly popping out of his skull before he swore and turned away, dropping his pack next to mine. By then I was already submerged in the cold river water. I swam several yards before coming back up for air. Before I could ascertain Vorn’s location, a large splash covered my face and made me start sputtering and struggling to clear my eyes of gritty wet. When I was finally breathing again, I pinched my face to scowl at the man but stopped when I realized that all I could see in front of me was a brown pelt streaked with rivulets. He was so close it snatched my recently regained breath away. He was standing bare-chested, waist-deep in the water. I no longer felt the water or noticed the sun in the sky.

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