Chapter 69
Izadora watches Petra head to her office where she has a space bed. Not really wanting to head more at this hour of the night.
Sarah stands by her, about to head off toward her own bedroom. Where Kelly was most probably is waiting for her.
"That was intense"
"Yes, but not the worse I have seen"
Alder placed her on her shoulder, "have you ever talk about that"
"With my last partner that I had my two kids with but not very much. I think you, know the most but still not that much"
"From what Willa said, she did to Raelle, Olly and a few others. Was it worse"
"Almost the same, just different kind of torture and manipulation"
Sarah gave her a side ward glare but said nothing. Just bet her goodnight and headed off. Looking forward to wine down.
Once she was alone, instead of heading to the infirmary like Nicta wanted. She checked the time, it was too early to head there right now. So she made a mental alarm to head over, later on. Once everyone was awake.
The walk to the Necromancy lab was a short one, but that didn't bother, even at the dead of night. As the door opened to the staring leading down to her domain. A small smile stretched her lips. She truly loved being down here. Away from all the noise of day to day life above.
She walked along the semi-quiet hallway. Only witches that lived and work down here know the sound of witches working in the distance. And that small smile grew. She almost wanted to hum to herself, knowing she was safe within her world. Away from that hell, she had to listen too and remember her own shit, way before she had her two kids.
She stepped into her office and sighed with relief. She removed her military jacket and added on her white lab coat. She moved around her desk and started up a cup. Of hot tea.
As she waited for her water to boil and pulled out her favourite cup, placed a tea bag inside.
And sat down behind her desk and started flipping through her paperwork. She only managed to tidy up her desk when the kettle whistle, meaning it was ready to pour. She twisted around in her chair and stood up, she poured out some hot water into her cup over the tea bag. And placed the Kettle back and turned off the machine. So that it wouldn’t whistle again. She then added milk that was in a small hidden fridge and was right behind her desk. And then add sugar that was in a cupboard beside the hidden fridge. And once all that was done, which didn’t take long. She then squeezed the tea bag and then removed it, dumping it into the bin beside her desk. With a little stir on a spoon, she sat down at her desk.
Feeling relaxed with her tea in one hand, she took a small sip. And opened one of her officers research papers. She was about to start reading when One of her officers that solely is under her, and only follows her order, the only one that can give them order is Sarah Alder herself.
The officer that had just walked in, their lab coat button up to the collar, with a folder in their hands. And a worried look on their face.
“What going on”
They looked at her with such relief to see her there, which made Izadora worried just a little.
“Toot, she don’t doing well”
With her tea, Izadora stands up, walks over to her.
“Lets go”
And they made their way to the restricted area, she had asked them many questions to get a layout of what was going on.
******
Izadora walks into the infirmary a few hours later. After dealing with Toot, that was still in rough shape. Still in her lab coat, she walked in with confidence. She paused when she noticed Nicta asleep in her chair. Even with everything she couldn’t stop herself but admire her from afar. Her face looked soft, she wondered if her skin was as soft as it looked. She bit her lip wondering what she looked like….
She shakes her head stopping her from continuing that train of thought, she couldn’t think like that, she will not think like that.
But she still didn’t move. As she stood there watching Nicta. It took her brain a second to notice a strange noise, as she was so used to the soft noise in the distance. But this strange noise was different, almost like a muffled cry. Which made her concerned, she quickly looked around the large room, that house, 8 beds.
Outside of Nicta there were two others. A young boy that looked a little like Raelle. She looked around and saw know one, she moved closer to Raelle herself.
Then she noticed a tear rolling down Raelle's face but her eyes still closed. She checked the monitor and noticed her heart rate was spiking. She came closer and knelt down beside her. Knowing that touch and movement was painful for her. She quickly did the seed of paralysing, to stop her from moving. Even with her injuries, her body would still be able to move, which neither one would enjoy.
She then tapped her forehead, Raelle flickered open. Her eyes darted around, her breathing uneven, more tears rolled down her cheeks.
“Hay, it izadora”
Raelle looks over at her voice, “she can’t….”
She placed her hand gently on her shoulder, “she can’t get you, know one can.”
She closed her eyes, and took a few deep breaths. With a confused look she opened her eyes.
“I can’t feel my body”
“Oh, yes, I used a seed to paralyse you. So that if you were to awake from a nightmare, your body wouldn’t be affected.”
“I get that, but it doesn’t hurt.” She looked at Izadora, “it feel almost like a pressure is over my whole body, like I could move without it hurting me”
With a smile, “well that my plan”
She raised her brow for her to continue.
“So my plan is to put her nervous-system under pressure, seed work. That will stop you from feeling your body. Then we put two layers of seed or shiner mark. One internal and on the surface. To help with the sense of touch.”
“So your suppress my own nervous-system and made your own”
With a big smile, like finally some understood her why of talking. Without telling her to stop and shorten what she was saying. Or to dumb it down even more. But to just get it.
“That right”
“Ok, I'm up for it. But we might discuss everything with my mother”
And nudged her chin toward a still sleepy Nicta.
“While she asleep, can you tell how it went”
Izadora looks at her, closing her eyes before looking at her, “I can't tell you. If Nicta wishes she can.”
“That bad”
Izadora didn’t respond to that at all.
“Will you at least wake her up, so we can discuss this surgery”
“Well, that I can do”
******
All of them were awakened, with a loud booming voice.
“Awake up”
Within a few minutes everyone was up and dressed, ready to go. Standing before them all was some high ranking officer. That Abigail couldn’t pronounce. Grey looked at her for a second, a little worried that Tally hadn’t come back along with Libba.
Abigail quickly connected with her over farspeech, ‘no to worry that, once there free to leave there go of and found them’
Which seems to calm her down. And disconnect with that once the officer started addressing them.
“As for a moment ago, you are all free to leave. Thank you, All for your corporation with handing over your memories of the event of City Drop. We are deeply sorry for your friends that died. There will be a service for the fallen, tomorrow.”
She looked at everyone.
“Sarah Alder will address you all, at the end of today. But as for know, you are dismissed”
All of them slowly took their belongings and filed out of the room. Leaving Abigail and Grey alone. Even with there worries
“We check out our rooms then, the infirmary”
“Ok” Grey said while putting on her jacket.
They both headed off together and headed straight to their dorm rooms. They quickly discussed what one to check first. Heading for the top floor then working their way down.
The first room was clear of anyone. But it did give Grey the option to change which she does. Abigail waits in the shared area, and flips through a magazine, while she waits which wasn’t long. Next it was Abigail room.
As she walked in she paused, seeing Tally and Bells asleep in her bed. At first she was going to wake them. But something that she couldn’t put her finger on, made her quickly gather her stuff and quickly change into fresh clothes, dumping her dirty clothes in the corner of the room. Not wanting to wake them by creating too much noise.
She meets back up with Grey.
“It look like Tally and Bells spent the night in my room”
“Are there still in there”
“Yea, i left a noted”
“Which said”
“I saw your naked form, your welcome”
Grey creak a little with a laugh, “that a good one, i didn’t know you where a pranker”
“Then you got something to learn,” she said with a chuckle. She had pranked Libba and other high Atlantic, over the years.
They're both heading toward the infirmary. They didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary as they made their way out and over to said building. There noticed a few a handful of witches walking around but nothing of note.
As they walked into the infirmary, two guards stepped up toward them.
“What is your reason for entering?” one of them spoke. As the second one eyed them over, most likely a knower.
“We looking for our unit, Libba Swythe, Raelle Collar”
“Yes there both upstairs. You are free to enter”
And with that step aside for them to enter. They both looked at each other at the weirdness.
“I wonder what that was about”
“We can ask everyone later, first let's just find them.”
“Agreed”
They managed to make it to the floor Raelle was on. And walked into the large room she was staying in. They noticed Olly and Nicta sitting at the end of Raelle's bed eating what looked like a bacon roll. And beside Raelle with her back to them was Izadora.
They noticed how all of them stopped talking as they entered. But not fazed at all. They carried on.
“Hay guys, just doing the rounds with our units.” Grey said with a little happy voice. She was truly happy to see Raelle awake and talking.
Raelle smile that them, “are all the interrogation over know”
“Yes, how are you doing?” Abigail said.
“Fine, i guess”
“I thought your girl would be here”
Raelle's eyes became watery, she had pushed her lover away. She had told them to leave her alone, to spend the night together. She looked away from her. She couldn’t let them know what was on her mind. That she wanted to let them go, even if the surgery is a success.
“Don’t be a shitbird”
Raelle looked back over to Abigail.
“Where are there”
Olly spoke up then, seeing Raelle unable to answer her.
“There down the corridor”
“Good i will be right back, the rest of you please leave for a short time. Libba, Scylla and this Shitbird have some talking to do”
And with that left the room. Grey staying behind.
Abigail marched down the corridor, and quickly found them too. Walked inside.
“Wake up”
Libba quickly untangled herself from Scylla and stood to attention. It took her a second to realise it was Abigail that had woken her up. Yes normally she would be awake this time of the morning, 9am. But after the day and night, she didn’t want or need to get up that early.
“What going on”
“Your girl, is going through shit, and you both need to talk with her”
“She was fine, yesterday”
“Well, you both should know by know, she pushes us away. When things get hairy. So talk with her before it too late”
Scylla pushed herself up on her elbow, not caring and too tired to be bothered, about the cover and drop. Showing her naked chest to Abigail.
“She has a point, when she started dating it took nearly a week for her to even open up a little. And even then she kept me at arm's length until I sat down and talked with her.”
Libba looked over at her and quickly covered her over as she spoke.
“So, be there, give us a moment to change”
“Fine” and with that she left them as well.