Exton

A short time later there is a knock at the door and Star lets Rowan in. She quickly hugs Star and sits on the edge of the bed where Erik is resting, a towel covering his chest. Rowan takes careful note of everything she sees. The towel has blood on it, but isnt soaked, Eriks face is a little pale, but not alarmingly so, his breathing is fine, steady and even, he smells like soap which makes Rowan smile, “You got him cleaned up?” And at Stars nod, “Good girl, you have paid attention to my lessons.”

Lifting the towel, Rowan frowns when she sees the length of the wound, obviously made with a sword or knife. “Do I dare ask what the other guy looks like?”

Erik grins, “Dead...”

At Rowans raised eyebrow he adds, “The fae that hurt Star will hurt no others..”

Grinning Rowan sets out her supplies, “This will need just a few stitches at the top here, the rest we can use strips.” She looks up at Star standing close to the bed. She had put on her favorite jeans and a tank top, the crescent shaped cuts clearly visible. “What happened to your arms?”

As Rowan works Star tries to explain, “Raina told me to be quiet so I was tt..ttrying to..to... not cry or anything...” Her words trail off and when Rowan looks up again she can see the tears in Stars eyes and the color is switching from blue to grey to orange.

Finishing up the stitches she cuts the thread and reaches for Star, “Come here”, and pulls her close. “Its okay to cry, the past few days have been an emotional roller coaster for you I imagine.”

Star nods and cries silently into Rowans shoulder. Erik reaches out and rubs her side, not able to reach any other part of her and not wanting to interrupt the comfort Rowan is giving Star.

Rowan rocks her like a child and after a few minutes she tells Star, “Well, I think you can put away this bad stuff now. Lets think of good things.. Erik is going to be fine, all he needs are a couple of shots..”

Eriks eyes go wide, “Shots? What the hell..”

Rowan nods, “Yep, shots. Tetanus and an antibiotic.”

Star is grinning now and peeks over at Erik, “In the butt too..”

“I dont need...”

“Yes you do. And thats final.” Rowan turns her attention back to Star and her voice is slightly teasing, “A wedding coming up. Doesnt get much happier than that. Except maybe babies. Are you planning on a family? Maybe lots of babies?”

Star pulls away from Rowan, wipes her eyes and shakes her head, but is smiling again, “Alise will have lots of babies, not me. Just one.”

Rowan returns to Erik, putting some antibiotic ointment on the wound and placing dressings, “Sweetie, how do you know that for sure?”

Star shrugs, “I just do. Sometimes I jj..just know things..”

Erik and Rowan exchange glances, neither really doubting Star and wondering what else she 'just knew'.

Rowan finishes the dressings, gives Erik his shots, then looks at Alises arms. “I'll bring some of that herbal salve by for your arms. Is there anyone else besides Pandora and Chloe that I need to see while I am here?”

Stars eyes turn from blue to brown, alerting Rowan to the fact that she was concerned about something. “Maybe Kk..keon... he was fighting too..”

Rowan nods, “I will see if he is downstairs after I see Pandora.” She turns to Erik, “Get something to eat and then rest, please. If you need anything else or if that starts to look infected call me right away.”

Rowan hugs Star, heads out to the hallway to Pandora's room.