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 Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:55 pm
"Good!" Scarlet honestly didn't like the idea of Lucian marrying some noble lady all that much. It would mean that they would have a lot less time together, if they were still able to be together at all. Plus, it just felt...weird? It was difficult for her to justify beyond that, even to herself. "Oh! We're here already? My, my does time fly by fast..." With her free hand she dug her housekey from her coinpurse before unlocking the door and leading Lucian inside.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:03 pm
"Thank you again for doing all this, really." Lucian said with a smile, his free hand groping around in search of the cane he'd left behind. He could at least get himself her house without assistance. "I just wish there was anything I could do for in return. I mean I basically asked you to kidnap me; that's not exactly a small favor..."
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:10 pm
"Don't worry about it. We're friends, and you were clearly miserable back at the estate anyway." Scarlet pointed out easilly, not minding this in the least. Besides, she got a little lonely at times living all by herself.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:22 pm
"Still, I'm going to feel like a pampered lump again if I can't do something for you. Of course under the current circumstances, I realize there's not much I can do." Lucian was starting to make himself depressed again.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:48 pm
"I'll tell you what. The moment I can come up with somethin' halfway decent, I'll let you know." In all honesty, Scarlet couldn't really think of anything that she wanted from Lucian. She was just happy being his friend.
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:01 am
"...I'm sorry..." Lucian sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I realize not a lot has really happened as of late, outside of my running away of course, but in my mind it feels like my whole life has been wasted because of my blasted eyes. Perhaps I wouldn't have ever been quite so miserable if I'd been born this way, but instead I was allowed to enjoy a few happy years before having my sight ripped away. I've only had faint memories of those days to keep me company otherwise, and it makes me so mad that even those are starting to fade. It's getting harder and harder to remember what even your face looked like and I don't want to be left in the dark like that. I just...I want to see again..."
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:45 am
Scarlet was silent for several moments before suddenly grabbing Lucian's free hand and pulling it towards her. "I...I don't know what I could say or do about gettin' your sight back, but..." After a pause she continued, "but I can at least try and remind you a little about what I look like. Some blind people visualize through feeling the object they're tryin' to see...right? If you want to try that with my face, you can." It was a bit of an embarassing offer, but it's all she could really think of.
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:19 am
Lucian looked a little surprised by the offer but lifted one hand and slowly groped about for her face. He soon found the soft skin of her cheek and traveled down and around, getting her chin and the shape of her head. Once he got to her forehead he started moving downwards, starting to blush a little as his fingers lightly traced over her eyes, nose, and finally lips. In his mind, it was like an artist was attempting a very rough sketch of Scarlet, but it wasn't the same. With a meek chuckle he let his hand drop in surrender. "It was worth a try, but I guess my imagination just isn't up to the task." he said before wrapping his arms around her in a hug though. "Thank you for letting me try though. I really do appreciate it."
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:11 am
Scarlet was quick to reciprocate the hug, squeezing Lucian tightly as she started to feel a little guilty about his troubles - even though they weren't her fault in the least. "You're welcome. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. I promise that if I can ever do any better for you, I will."
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:46 am
"I really can't begin to put into words how grateful I am to you for doing all this for me." Lucian said while maintaining the hug for a little longer, unable to remember the last time he was this close to anyone.
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:25 pm
"Don't worry about it. You know I'd do anything for you." One had to wonder how Scarlet could say such words so easilly.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:12 pm
The next few days were happy enough. Lucian found fishing to be an easy feat, although he had to have Scarlet attach the hooks and bait them for him, due to their shared paranoia that he'd p***k himself in the process. He wasn't terribly sure about horseback riding, but Scarlet seemed to think it was fine. Going on a slow stroll through the forest was fine at least, but he insisted on going no faster than a trot and even then he had to be assured his horse would follow hers. Lucian knew a blind man in control of animal or man was a bad idea no matter how you looked at it. It was a short lived joy though. After a few peaceful days Lucian began to complain of terribly headaches, saying he felt as though something was pushing against the backs of his eyes and couldn't to even leave his bed some days.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:44 pm
Scarlet became increasingly worried for Lucian as time went along, doing more and more just to help him cope with his headaches. She wasn't a doctor, nor was she a priest. She didn't have a single clue as to what brought on Lucian's sudden headaches, and that scared her. No doubt he could tell that was the case, as she was contantly checking up on him and doing everything she could to make him comfortable. Whenever he was bedbound, she would stay by his side for as long as possible unless she was hunting down food for them both or cooking up something for them to eat. She ended up making herself feel incredibly guilty for pampering and coddling him almost as much as his parents did, but her worry refused to let her do anything less.
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:52 pm
"I think it's about time you go fetch a doctor..." Lucian murmured as another day came, odd black markings starting to show around his eyes. It really wasn't a doctor he needed so much as someone more magically inclined. "I really appreciate everything you've done for me, really, but I don't think there's anything you can do."
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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 1:33 pm
"But..but I've never heard of something like your headaches or your weird eye marks. Will a doctor even know what to do?" Scarlet asked, still unsure if whether or not she could really trust anyone else to help them. Would a doctor do him any good? Or would he just put a leech on him and pretend that would be good enough? Would they risk exposure to Lucian's family with this, causing him even more stress than he needs right now?
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