you usually had no problem with sylus taking the hit for you.

it had happened countless of times, him teleporting in front of you just right before you got hit. because he would heal anyway, right?

..right?

well, that wasn't the case for this specific hit he took for you today. as usual, you two were fighting off wanderers together. but something horrific happened. this specific wanderer was one of those species with huge swords for hands. and of course, while you weren't looking, he took the hit for you once more. you watched as the blade sliced right through him, but something was different.

totally different.

he was in pain.

naturally, as soon as the wanderer was defeated, he fell to the ground, your eyes widening as he failed to heal himself using his evol. you called his loyal men, luke and kieran to bring you both home, but insisted on tending to his wounds.

so as soon as you were left alone in his room, on his bed, his bedroom was filled with so much tension. you had wrapped an abundance of bandages around his abdomen, which was where the main hit was. you also placed a bandage on his back, and now you were wrapping bandages around his bicep.

tears streamed down your cheeks as you tended to him, sniffling. your lips trembled, and you were clearly having a hard time to tend to him without crying.

"don't cry, sweetie."

his voice rang through your ears as he leaned in, wiping your tears with his index finger. he managed a small, reassuring smile to you.

"i'm okay."