Page 85 of Dark Angel

They all stare back at him holding Daisy’s wounded body.

“What happened?” Thomas shouts, rushing up to his daughter.

“We were attacked by Infernals in the park,” Matthew says, holding up Elodi’s limp body.

“Is she?” Percy asks, approaching Matthew and Lewis.

“Unfortunately. There were so many attacking us,” Lewis tells him.

Percy takes Elodi’s body from them with the help of Robert, setting her down onto one of the bare metal tables.

“We need to mend Daisy.” Thomas says to the others, placing her onto one of the white beds and assessing her wound. His fingers are trembling uncontrollably as his daughter watches him.

Robert approaches them. “I’ll tend to this, Thomas. You’re too stressed.”

“You’re right, thank you Robert.” He looks at his daughter. The long, deep gash on her arm is open and bleeding out. “Do you need anything, dear?”

“Something for the pain.” She says through gritted teeth.

“Right.” And Thomas rushes off.

Robert’s eyes settle on her wound. “We’ll need to take a few pints to extract the essence from your bloodstream.”

“How many will you need to fill?” Daisy asks in pain.

“Just settle and relax. It will not take too long,” Robert assures her.

Percy examined Elodi’s body for anything unusual as Tobias stands beside him, feeling queasy.

Thomas returns with a deep blue syrup. “This will help with your pain, dear.” He helps her swallow it by lifting her head. His handtouches her hair as if she were a child again and Daisy soaks up the feeling of being cared for.

Inserting a needle into Daisy’s skin, Robert starts drawing out her blood.

One pint.

Two pints.

Three pints.

Daisy’s head feels light and woozy by the time the third pint is full. Her head falls back heavily into the pillows. Eyes fluttering closed as her body starts to heal itself.

Robert works on mending the large gash in her arm, cleaning the wound and spreading ointment over the injured skin to help quicken the healing process before wrapping it up in a bandage for protection.

They agree to leave Daisy in the infirmary overnight to keep her under observation.

The others leave, having to go home to their own families, but Clarence and Matthew stay behind for a while to keep watch of her.

Matthew is in the armchair while Clarence sits on the edge of the bed. Daisy’s eyes are still closed. Her smaller body still recovering from the poison extraction.

“She will be fine, Clarence.” Matthew reassures him from where he sits.

Clarence holds onto the hand of her unwounded arm. “I know. The infirmary is the best place for her to rest.”

He hears Matthew stand up behind him. The chair creaks slightly from his movement. “I know you love her, Clarence. I know you will do anything to keep her from harm, but you can’t blame yourself for her injury.”

Clarence glances at him from over his shoulder. “If only I killed that Infernal faster, then she wouldn’t be in here.” He mutters.

Matthew breathes out. “It was a tough attack that none of us were prepared for. Just be glad she made it out alive, and it’s Elodi’s body out there and not Daisy’s.”

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