Hidden Lilly

Splinters

Thank you :)

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Daniel awoke to the clattering of the crew. The ship was coming awake with the sunrise as it should and having slept his fill, so would he.

After getting dressed and putting a little gift together for Iris he ventured out of the medical 'cabin'. The breeze this morning was much calmer, still sending loose bits of hair dancing about his head but not with the same force an he had previously experienced.

"Mornin' te ye." he called to Bane and what looked like a rather agitated Iris. "Brought'a gift." he continued looking somewhat pointedly at the woman who seemed to posses quite the temper. He made yet another note not to piss her off. Daniel held his gift up for both Iris and Bane to see. It was a small bucket with some containers and a cloth inside.

"Now, shall I show ye what yer suppos'' t' do wi'' this? Or would ye prefer me t' leave it 'ere with ye?" Daniel posed the question politely but he could not resist teasing Iris just a bit. He realized he was poking the bear as he spoke, so he expected some flare of temper but knowing full well that she would have to have him show her what to do with what he brought. An amused glint sparkled in the corner of Bane's eye.

Splinters

I am glad that you don't feel poorly about this. I will do my best to keep in touch about stuff :) Thank you so much for understanding and being so encouraging about this. I really appreciate your patience.

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"Tis been a long day, Miss Scarlet." Daniel spoke, allowing some of the weariness to drip into his tone. "Many thanks fer t' tea..." Caution still vibrated at the back of his mind but he pushed it aside. If they really intended to kill him, the crew or Avery would have run him through by now. "...Me thinks a good night o' rest will do th' trick." Daniel yawned.

He may have given a bit of trust to the crew, but there was no way he was going to give over all of his thoughts. Especially since his yearning was less than gentlemanly. It bothered him that some lifestyle habbits of the pirates culture had become normal, in a way, to him. It made him feel like less of a gentleman.

"G'night Miss Scarlet, ye are aware o' where I be come mornin' should ye need me services." With that Daniel encouraged her out the door, both glad to have a temptation further away from him but kicking himself for it at the same time. He had learned through watching other men get ripped apart by engaging with too many women at once and from the occasional church sermon not to get involved with the other sex unless you mean it, or unless you pick one brothel girl to frequent.

Daniel drank the warm water that he had quickly steeped a small portion of tea in, an English comfort that was for sure. With one last swig of rum, the tartness of both blending oddly in his mouth, he swung into bed. The massive vessel had barely crested over two waves before he was sound asleep and awaiting dawn.

Dreams came to Daniel that night for the first time in many months. Dreams so sweet he would never utter to a soul and would unfortunately come to forget eventually, left with only the memory that they were very sweet dreams.

Splinters

I think so...

To be honest I'm just having a hard time balancing work, newly married life, university, volunteer work and still finding time to do the things I love. These past few months I've only really had any time to read and that's because I spend an hour one way commuting to school.

I do feel really bad for not getting a chance to log on and write over the past few months, I never seemed to have the 10 min to sit down and focus on this.

Splinters

I am so sorry for completely dropping off the face of the earth on you. I really have no excuse...

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"Aye." Daniel said, adjusting so that he could take a look at Iris' good leg. "'Tis a delicate art o' me craft. Ye see how each joint moves an' then ye see wha' ye can do t' manage th' pain." he explained, as much for Bane's benefit as for Iris'.

"Yer knee moves well, but not th' same as yer good leg." He said, feeling exasperated. "Me thinks me 'as an idea... We can go over i' in th' mornin', if tha' suits you." he continued. It was odd, but he simply wanted to curl up in a soft bed with a soft woman. It was soothing somehow an not all brothel girls would allow such a dent in their profits. It was a silly want at this point in time however, he may be beginning to dream while awake.

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"Scarlet an' I can catch a word la'er." Daniel said gruffly. It was more to put it in his memory to ask for sake of that 'cold' comming up again in another crew member. Scarlet was the cook after all. "Na' yer gonn' 'ave t' trust me. I'mma move yer leg 'round some funny ways t' see 'ow she moves. Na' lay back 'nd relax." Once Iris was laying down he took hold of her leg, one hand supporting her ankle while the other was cupped under the backside of her knee. "Tell me 'bout th' pain. Wha' does i' feel like. i' pop? i' grind? i' ache?" The questions were good for a diagnosis but it also was to help the patient keep their mind off of the unladylike positions he was moving her leg in to check that all ranges of the hip joint were alright first, before moving to the ankle and finally the knee. He listened intently to her description of the pain. Daniel worked hard at keeping his head down to his work and not letting it wander off to where it had been the first time he met Iris.

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Amelia followed behind Scarlet with as many bowls and spoons as she could. Some were wooden while others were metal. It seemed that in this patchwork world of piracy there was some kind of insane order. Scarlet beckoned the crew for a late night meal, those who were still awake came. Amelia was put in charge of bringing food to those who had been ordered by Daniel not to move too much. If they were still awake when she came to them they got their well earned meal. It was one stark difference that she had found being upon a pirate ship; despite common misconception, pirates were not lazy. At least, not the ones she had encountered thus far.

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"Tis been a long day." Daniel said, trying to blow off the comment that he himself needed to be looked at. "Th' others ha' been looked after. Ye were th' ones I could no' find." He said with grin. "I ha' enough o' a mind t' look a' yer knee, Iris. May not be nothin' I can do an' if I can i' may not be bes' t' start t'night." Daniel explained. One last person to look at and off to bed he would go. He motioned for her to get up on the table that was set up for him to examine people. All Iris had to do was trust him and sit on the end of it.

Splinters

That's alright :)
At least we have more of a plan for the time being.