Truth Teller
The first thing she noticed this time around was her head, didn’t hurt. Like thinking, or just being inside her own head didn’t hurt at all. But there was a small headache right in the middle of her head. It was overly not that painful but was still noticeable.
‘guess my link had been, stabilised.’ She slowly goes thought everything she know. Her partners, her family that she lost. Her membership to the spree and the military. everything checks out. She had her fully memory.
Her body was the next thing she noticed. It was painful like before but felt heavy. She finally pushed herself to open her eyes. Once again, she was, she was gifted with seeing a beautiful blue light. Which made it easier to focus on her surroundings.
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Most people believe that Edwin Collar to be a civilian but that was half wrong. Her was on outcross, meaning Raelle was a second-generation outcross. His witch ability come much later them most witches. Coming in around 25 years old. Because of this he bypasses having to join the military. The collar family have no idea he is a witch and he like it that way. He is the half sibling to the house of Stone.
His family trained him in hand to hand. And when he come into his witching work, there train him, in that too. And then train his daughter. He couldn’t be prouder as a father. Raelle had turned out to be a great leader, friend, and daughter, he could ever have. And he would never change that for anything.
His job within the cession was the welcome committee to all new members. Mainly ex-spree member and deserters but there have been dodgers and military personnel.
He had the gift to make anyone, speak the truth. Without holding back.
So, he sat at the end of her bed watching her wake up the second time. One to make sure she was ok, to be question and second see her reaction to her new surroundings.
He hates using his work like this but this is war and so he is doing his part. Asking new member about them self without wanting to. But he had a job to do to. Protect the Cession, protect his home. From thought how would want it to be a waste land. He started up his seed, work. He could tell she heard it. By her body relaxing into the bed.
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The first sound she noticed was this bird singing. It was relaxing thing she had ever heard before. It reminded her about her mother singing to her, when ever she was ill or having a rough time.
At first, she didn’t notice the man sitting down at her feet. Until he clears his throat. With a warm smile, bring her back to a proud parent. She looked at him. She could tell he worked out a lot. He looked familiar, like Raelle. But without being rude she kept that to herself.
“where am I”.
“you’re in the Cession. Nicta our carrier, so to speak. Brought you in, with Norm. This building you inside of is the main medical building of the capital.”
He could tell by the last bit of information that was new to her.
“when the last time you were in the Cession”.
With a sad smile remembering that last time she was her. Was with her parents. A mouth before their deaths.
“I grow up, in the northern area, before leaving. My parents where dodger, so we moved around a lot. The last time was a mouth before my 16th birthday. We passed thought.”
“well seen then a lot has changed. As you can see. Once your well, we give you a small tour. Before anything I need to ask some question.”
With a weak nob she agrees with me to continue.
“firstly then, we know that you were spree. We were wondering of your still in contact with them and why”.
He could see her tense up, her shoulder rolled back a little. He wasn’t fully sure what made her tense up, ‘I could be want she went thought’ he thought to himself.
“I was in contact with them but after everything I don’t think I wanted to be”.
He moved closer to her, “this next question, might be hard to talk about. Want happened?”
“after I joined the military, I found something I was missing. So, a stopped doing mission for them. But after I started to date, Raelle and Libba. I know I had to do the right thing, so I sent all the information I know about the spree to the military over a three-week period. I stay in contact with my friends I made in the spree. That how I learnt about them wanting Raelle. There never said why, just that there wanted her to join”.
She took a deep breath; she really doesn’t know why she, speaking, so openly. She hasn’t even talk with her girls yet. About any of it before s**t hit the fan.
“someone saw me, talking with the spree. And told the Quartermain, the drill Sargent of fort Salem. I was interrogated for two days by her and Alder. But after not getting anything more than want I already told them. Quartermain when of script.”
She closed her mouth tight. She really didn’t want to speak more. She couldn’t.
“please, stop the working, I can’t say it”. Her eyes starting to water. She was fighting the work that was place on her. Wow. She a real fighter. With a heavy breath Edwin place his hand on her and broke the working.
Of truth teller. That when she noticed the bird singing had finally stopped.
“I’m sorry, but it protocols to know. If you need to speak with anyone on want happened there are people around that you will be able to speak with”.
And with that left her alone. Saying he will be back with a hour or so to help transfer over to a more permit place for her to recover.
*****
Edwin stepped out from the medical room shaking his head. William noticing this after returning with coffee.
“what wrong”.
With a smile, he pulled him away to the office that was just around the corner.
“I think I overstep a little, with my work”.
“how so”.
“so was about to tell me everything about what had happened to her. before coming here”.
Understanding this William pulled him into a hug. “I got you”.
“I will message Quinn to take over Scylla transfer and me and you are going home”.
“but I said I would help”.
William looks at him and kissed him against the forehead.
“I get it, but right know. You need rest. You know it because of that you are working went too far”.
“I hate that you know me so well”.
“No, you don’t”
With a knowing smile, “no I don’t”
So with that William connect Quinn telling her want had happened and that he will be taken him home. And ask if she could transfer Scylla over to the letter room cottage.
*****
A woman with white highlight thought her grey hair. With a warm feeling, wearing a woolly jumper. With another warm smile spoke speak.
“It good to see, your awake. I’m Quinn”.
She looked over to her and smile. “hay”.
“so, I was here to transfer you to your other room. Edwin was going to, but his husband has taken his away” she says with a smile.
Just then a young man walked in with a wheelchair. There know that after surgery she couldn’t walk. Or at least shouldn’t walk. So, working together there moved Scylla over to the chair and after that. Both of the take her out of the building.
The light breeze that blows against her hair. She watched the orange tree blow around. she couldn’t stop her smile. She felt safe. For the first time in a long time, in a place. The last time she felt this way was in the arms of her partners.
It wasn’t too far away when there stop outside a small cottage like house. The place was small. On one look she could tell it was two, bedroom house. Quinn opened the front door, straight inside was the curved staircase.
There walked inside the young man picking Scylla up, form the wheelchair, in his arm and carrying her inside placing her inside the living room. With that done he says his fell well and leave them to it.
“so, this place is my nieces home. She doesn’t really stay here. She normally stays with her father. Edwin.”
She says sitting down on the armchair.
“you will stay here for your recovery. There is a small tv, over in the corner. Kitchen is opposite side of the front door; upstairs is two small bedrooms. But only the left one is ever used as a bedroom. Someone will be around in a few. With food and to help with anything you need.”
After a little chat about almost everything. Quinn had moved to Tv in a better place so that she didn’t have to move to much right, away and placed beside her some bedding and some books for her to read.
After walking out of the house. She quickly connected with her farspeech with Raelle.
‘just to let you know, honey. Scylla has been transferred to your cottage ‘the letter room’. Her injures are going to affect her of the rest of her life.’
- “it wants way” a small voice come back-
‘she wants to be able to walk normally again, most probably have a limp. Her working also will never be the same, not sure how. It early days of her recovery. The more pressing matter is how her mentally healing. She isn’t wanting you say she was like”.
- “how so”-
“she quiet, she hasn’t really spoken to anyone. Edwin your father, spoke with her. but outside that she hasn’t spoken. I gave her some paper. You might hear for her in a few days”.
- “thank you”-
And with that disconnect the farspeech.
*****
The last day had been good. Libba had ask for her to have a few days to mill over the information that Raelle had told her. Tally and Abigail had started being more supportive and it feels like there finally getting closer with them.
It was a bit later I the day. Tally and Raelle had been studying in the library after a hard day of training. There were discussing the different uniform though out history. When out of know where Raelle paused will talking with Tally. Tears started to well in her eyes. As Quinn voice boomed in her mind, She was receiving the information on Scylla that she was awake, but permanently injured. Her right knee, her throat, and her mental health issues.
“are you ok”.
Raelle shacks her head ‘no’ as she disconnects with the farspeech. She wishes she could tell Tally want just happened, but she couldn’t yet.
“I need to speak with Libba”.