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|| Azalea|| Nano.ripe ||
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"Are you okay? How are you feeling?" Claude asked, hovering around her as she pulled herself awake. He looked anxious and there was a team of nurses around again. "How long was I..." She fell asleep soon after everyone cleared out, but judging from their faces the black eagle had a feeling this was not just a simple rest. "You almost died again." Doctor Julian said calmly, pulling up his glasses. "You were asleep for thirty six hours, and a few times your vitals were going off the charts." She gulped, frowning. "Are those pain medications?" She gestured weakly to the various pill bottles at her bedside. "Yes, and if those wear off, you would be in severe pain right now." His expession was stern and Claude looked frantic. Where was Ezra? Elise was surprised he had not stormed his way in already.
"What is the prognosis?" Elise asked calmly. Her eyes were shaking but that was all the fear she could display. She needed to know what was going wrong, she needed to know how serious this was. "Like this you'll never be able to walk again, El." Claude's voice sounded as afraid as she felt. "The poisoning and brain damage means you won't even be able to control exoskeleton prosthetic legs, no matter how much therapy you get." So she would not be able to reattend sessions with Cocoa and Winter? Was Winter still in physio with her own - no, she needed to focus on herself right now. "And the rest? Why was I near death again?" Julian looked to his holo, held in clipboard form as it shimmered in the air in front of him. "You have extensive internal organ damage. Needless to say, should you live, your quality of life will be affected severely. You may not be able to live independently anymore." There was a professional sort of concern on his face and Elise was glad he did not lose his composure like Claude did.
But she was a little annoyed as well. "Sorry... but I want to decide my own quality of life." Something like that would not be decided by a doctor. "Are you suggesting the monster blood treatment that Winter received?" Elise nodded firmly, trying not to feel dizzy as she did so. "Winter has sacrificed her leg for me. I owe it to her to live my best life to show it was worth it." She winced, some of the edge of the pain coming back in, like a throb cascading through her torso. "Can she do it, Doctor?" Claude asked, pulling softly on his shirt. "Will you do the operation?" It was clear Claude did not want to see her weak and pathetic like this either.
"I promised your parents I wouldn't do anything like that to either of you." Julian's face was conflicted. It was clear he, like Vincent had vows he made as a servant of the Hresvelg family. "A vow of loyalty is not as important as saving my life." Her ruby eyes gleamed clear, full of direct intent. "Please allow me to undergo the operation." Julian sighed, clearly convinced by her words. "Take care of her, Doctor. I'll go let the others no so that they don't worry." He gave her a smile and exited the room. "You'll feel a small prick." Julian said softly, reaching for a syringe. "I hope to see you in better health soon, Miss." Elise closed her eyes, hoping that when she next woke, she would have the strength to fulfill her duty as a vassal and help bring the city back to normalcy.