Chapter 202: Good Cook
REAGAN POV
I watched as Dahlia turned in her sleep, restless. It had been going on for two nights now and I realized that it was best to just leave her alone anytime she is going through things like this. To be honest it was what I’ve been expecting after she went through the horrors of that place. When I returned to the ship after I had burn the fortress down to the ground, I saw Dahlia standing with the rest of the prisoners I had stayed back a little bit. I didn’t want to rush her like I did before. But then I had seen the look of recognition on her face and I immediately went to hug her.
Dahlia behaved as if she was fine even though we all could see it. I was grateful Bjorn had brought the healers on board. They attended to her and some of the other prisoners. Everyone was all smiles, Dahlia had joked and laughed with us. Teasing us all as she joked about how we looked like and the fact that we had come here on a ship and why she had not thought of that in the first place.
She had also claimed that she was hungry that she could eat a whole horse. I immediately ordered food to be brought to her. It wasn’t the feast I had wanted but I suppose it would have to do. But even then, she had not eaten anything at all. Barely ate more than two spoonful of the lamb stew before she smiled and bid us all good night. The rest of the prisoners ate, some of them having no shame as they ate like the end was near and this was their last chance.
To be honest, getting the prisoners out wasn’t part of my plan. But I knew Dahlia and seeing how she smiled with them all made me feel good in the end but then the screaming started.
Dahlia started screaming so loud the first night. At first I thought that we were under attack but when I turned, I saw Dahlia laying still on the bed. Her face were contorted with pain but she laid still as if she was frozen. I had immediately sent for the healer but Dahlia had woken up not long, staring at me with a confused look on her face.
I told her what had happened but she just said it was just a nightmare she had. She had called me dramatic after the healers along with Bjorn and the rest of my friends had entered. She assured us all that she was fine.
Fine? What a fucking liar! I thought to myself as I stared at her as she continued to twitch while whimpering softly. It was obvious that whatever ordeal she had faced over there was terrible one and seeing her in this condition made me want to go back there, resurrect those bastards back to life and give them a more painful death other than the quick one that I had given them.
My lips trembled as I helplessly watched Dahlia. She was going to be stopping anytime soon. I already timed it whenever it happens, so she was going to be stopping any second now. Dahlia eventually stopped and then with a gasp she stood up from the bed, her hands flying to her neck as if there were invincible chains wrapped around the,.
I then watched as she frantically inspected every part of her body, trying to look for any harm that might have come to her or she might have committed to her body in the process of trying to escape whatever nightmare she might have been trapped in.
She then heaved out a sigh, her body relaxing as she rested back on the pillows. It took a minute before she realized that I was sitting in the corner of the room on a barrel watching her. Her cheeks colored slightly before she sat up straight.