Highland Healer by Florence Love Karsner

Author:Florence Love Karsner [Karsner, Florence Love]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: magical, wizard, healer, second sight, highlands of scotland, clan fiction, picoult, healing abilities, gabaldon, wizard and magic
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 37

After traveling some distance, much later, far into the night, Caitlin decided to dismount and walk alongside her horse with Willie next to her, brushing her leg as they walked. Stretching her legs seemed a good thing and she had donned her long cape. She pulled up the hood as well, trying to ward off some of the chill of the night air. Each day seemed to be getting colder now, and she would really like to complete this journey without having to deal with snow. They didn't receive a lot of it in Skye, but up here she knew that was probably a different story.

The night was unusually quiet. She listened with her new auditory awareness. She could hear the wind, a raven calling somewhere far off, and something else, like an animal grunting, or perhaps a wild hog rooting around the woods. She really would rather not have to face that again, but wasn't too concerned as Willie would take care of that event should it arise. The moon was giving off brilliant light, and she could see well all about, so she continued walking and she smiled to herself.

"That is a waxing gibbous moon!" Uncle Wabi would have explained details about it if he were here, she thought to herself.

She spoke to whomever might have been listening probably Willie and Owl, but they made no comment in return. Why had she never understood about Uncle Wabi's special talents? They had been right in front of her nose, but as children will, she accepted them and never even thought to question him about them.

Walking on, she heard the grunting sound again, so she stopped, as did Willie. He made no sound, no growl, and nothing to indicate that she was in danger. She tied her horse and listened, trying to locate the exact spot where the sound was coming from. The sound was getting slightly louder, and she found herself moving off to the right, going down a slight incline toward some brush farther down the hill.

Using a hand signal, she called for Willie to accompany her as she followed the sounds to the bottom, where she believed they were coming from. As she got just a few feet from the brush, she could hear the grunting again, and some moaning as well. Stooping down in order to get a better look, as the bushes were blocking her view, she carefully looked behind the larger brush. Lying just under the brush was a body — a very large body.

"Oh, dear Lord! Another soldier needing care!" Caitlin was speaking to Willie and Owl who had alighted in the yew tree above them. He "hoo hooed" his agreement, but stayed put.

Willie began to sniff the ground, but there was still no growling coming from him. Caitlin ran back to get her medicine beg, and then returned and made her way down the incline once again.

"He must have fallen from his horse and rolled down here," she thought to herself. He was a large man, wrapped in a dark blanket and lying on his side.

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