Chapter 3 - Leggy, Lady of the Wood
The handle on the door turned and opened, a blinding light suddenly hit his eyes, he threw his arms up in front of his face and shielded his eyes, he squinted his eyes and saw a blurred figure carrying something, he couldn’t make out who or what it was, the figure suddenly dropped what it was holding and yelled “MISS LEGGY!, MISS LEGGY! IT WORKED! HE’S AWAKE! HE’S AWAKE!” the door slammed shut and the room became dark again, he slowly lowered his arm and saw an empty bucket on the floor, its contents spilled and forming a puddle on the bare floor, “Huh?” He was so confused, where was he, what was he doing here, what had just happened? And just who or what was this “Leggy?”, he wasn’t sure what to do, should he stay and see what all this was about, or should he try and escape, he looked down at himself again to check his condition, he was covered in fresh bandages “Huh?” he threw the covers forward and observed his arms and torso, no external damage, no cuts, no bruises, not even any scars, he lifted a bandage on his shoulder, and saw an old stitch scar, well not any that weren’t there before anyway, he tried moving his legs but they felt like lead and he couldn’t move them, he reached down under the covers to feel his thigh, he touched his own skin, wait, bare skin, he looked under the covers, apart from the bandages, he was completely naked, there was a sudden sound of footsteps and then they stopped, who or whatever it was, was standing outside the door, he could hear whispering outside the door but he couldn’t make anything out, he laid back down and closed his eyes, if he was going to escape naked, he’d need the element of surprise.
He heard the door creak open slowly and the sound of people trying to keep the noise in the room to a minimal, he strained his ears to see how many there were, three sets of footsteps, one lighter than the other two, so that, means two guard, and the other has to be this Leggy person, the people positioned themselves and stayed still, hmm one guard on the left and one on the right of the bed, so this Leggy’s sitting on the chair next to the bed on the right, okay I think that I’ll.......
The room was deathly silent and tension was starting to mount up in the room, they were waiting for him to wake up and he was going to give them what they wanted, he twitched his eyes and he moaned, he wearily opened his eyes, he slowly started to sit up, pretending to be zoned out, okay, stick to the plan, still keeping his eyes directly forward and purposely blocking the other three from his of sight, okay, the guard on the left has his sword holstered towards me, okay.....NOW, as quick as he could, he shot his arm out from underneath the covers, grabbed the hilt of the guards sword, yanked it out, then elbowed him in the crotch, he then turned to face this Leggy person sitting in the chair, when he suddenly froze, he couldn’t move anything, he couldn’t even blink, his eyelids where frozen and wouldn’t move, all he could do was breathe and look in despair, no man can recover from an elbow to the crotch that fast. His eyes suddenly focused on the chair, Wait a sec, the chair, where’s this Leggy person?
| “Is this really a way to repay someone who saved your life?” Said a cool female voice from behind him, how did she?” Now if you be a good boy I’ll let you go. Agreed? Oh yeah you can’t speak, I almost forgot, well you better behave or we’ll end up doing this again” who the hell is this person and how did she move so fast? He thought to himself. His eyes started watering and ache but he couldn’t blink or rub them, feeling suddenly returned to his body, he blinked vigorously and rubbed his eyes, he then turned his head and his eyes widened, there stood what he presumed was to be beauty in its purest form. There stood the most beautiful woman he had ever set eyes on. There stood Leggy. Her figure shimmering and giving of a warm glow in the dim room, her silky brown hair emphasising her kind, gentle face and her green emerald like eyes, it felt like time itself had stopped, he could’ve stayed there and gazed at her for hours on end, her eyes met his and they both stared not saying a word, just staring, he then noticed little red lines starting to appear on her cheeks. |  |
Wait a second. Is she blushing? She broke eye contact and looked down, she looked flustered and not sure what to do but all he could do was just stare at her in awe, he tried to speak but all the words were stuck in his throat, silence gripped the room tightly until it was broken by one of the guards coughing and saying unsurely “Uh Miss Leggy, I believe we have business to attend to” “Ryman, other business can wait we need to bring.....our guest up to speed on what has happened, he has been out cold for 5 days now.....” he suddenly found his voice again “5 DAYS?! WHAT ABOUT THOSE ORCS, WHAT HAS HAPPENED? AND WHY AM I SHOUTING!” everyone just looked at him in shock, its was like no one was expecting him to speak “I thought you said that the medicine would sedate him enough that he couldn’t speak let alone try and escape” said another female voice, he finally stopped staring at Leggy and turned around in to see who else was talking, to the right of him was a stone faced man with dark eyes and short black hair his features looked like they were carved from stone, he was covered in dark brown leather armour, armed with a sword which was hanging off of his hip and a bow and quiver slung over his shoulder, he could tell that he was studying him and he just stared back with an emotionless face,
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he turned his head in the direction of the other voice, his jaw dropped again and his eyes widened, he was staring at another beautiful woman, her long dark blonde hair flowing down her back and her dazzling dark brown eyes which emphasised her beautiful face, she just scowled back at him in embarrassment, he took in her appearance as well, she was also wearing dark brown leather armour as well, but she was armed with whip and knife, a sense of realisation washed over him, this was the guard he elbowed in the crotch, he opened his mouth to apologise for the misunderstanding, “there is no need” she said in a cool voice, he just looked down, he then turned his view to Leggy again and opened his mouth again, she held up her hand and said “rest your voice, I know what questions that you will ask and I have answers prepared, Ryman, Resi, please leave us for a little while” they nodded in acknowledgement and walked towards the door, Ryman opened the door and Resi walked through, Ryman paused before he left he room and glared at him, Leggy turned around and glared back, his eyes widened and hastily |
left the room, “now we may talk in peace” she said with a tone of nervousness in her voice, “firstly, yes the orcs have been scouting the forest for you night and day, but we have kept you and ourselves hidden for many generations now, and the chances of them finding us now are non existent” he nodded and gestured for her to go on, “I have kept you sedated for 5 days now, and have been treating your wounds, and also the liquid you drank in the forest was quite a mixture, I believe it was berserker root infused with willow tree bark, cayenne, echinacea, elder, fullers earth, garlic, ginger, gingko Biloba, Lapacho, meadowsweet, Propolis, slippery elm, St John’s worth, turmeric, valerian and a sprig of aloe vera, that’s 15 ingredients just to help the take the edge off of the berserker root, when you regain the power of normal speech I will ask you who made that for you, because if they hadn’t have brewed that potion properly as soon as the effects of the root had worn off, your internal organs would have shut down, your muscles would have torn themselves apart and your body would have been broken beyond repair.” All he could do was stare at her, how does she know so much about the berserker potion? And of what concern am I to her? He opened his mouth again and struggled to say the words he wanted “w.......w...W.....why di....di.....did-“ “I save you? That answer shall be given another day, we shall speak again once you wake up” he looked at her confused, she then flung a thick powder in his face, he coughed and spluttered and everything was getting hazy and blurred, a dull pain then gripped his head and everything went black.
As soon as Jack was asleep “enter” said Leggy calmly, Ryman and Resi both walked back into the room ”it is amazing how he is still alive, how he can move and speak is beyond me, he should have been bed stricken for another week before he could even begin to think about moving “Miss Leggy how did you do this? ”Ryman, I did all I could, I bought him back from the edge of death and healed him, his recovery rate....is not that of a humans, no human could, it is obvious who he is, but he is non the wiser” “Miss Leggy it can’t be him, he may be spoken of but he can’t be true.” “Time shall tell. Only time shall tell”