Chapter 174. Urge To Return
Mauve woke up to soft sounds, something was moving about in the room. It wasn’t loud enough to cause any worry but because she was awake, she could hear it clearly. She opened her eyes to see the physician rummaging around the room. She carefully moved to a sitting position and rubbed her eyes.
She watched for a few seconds as he searched around. "Is everything alright?" She asked, concerned. She blinked rapidly as she stared at him as she tried to get them working.
He jerked at the sound of her voice, completely stopping his motion, and slowly turned around to look at her.
"Yeah, I was just looking for some of my belongings," he said, chuckling awkwardly. "Did I wake you up?"
Mauve shook her head, she would have woken up eventually. "Are they missing? Do you need help finding them?"
"No," he said and slowly started to approach her. "They are not important even if I don’t find them, I can do without them."
Mauve frowned. She was not pleased by his response. "But it is yours," she protested. "You should find it. Would you like me to help you find it or I could ask Mill to ask one of the servants to help you instead?"
"No, no, no," Jean said, waving his hands vigorously. He forced a chuckle. "There is no need for that. More importantly, how do you feel? Does your arm hurt?"
Mauve looked at her wrapped arm at his words. It wasn’t unbearably painful but it still did hurt, it also felt a bit numb and she wondered if it would feel less so since she was awake now.
"A little," she replied.
"Would you like some painkillers for it? I could give you some herbs for it."