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Chamberlain was unconscious and fighting the fever for three days straight.

Wyneth kept an eye on him. Byron would go tend to his Mounders during the day, but would return in the evening. He wanted to be there to see his creature wake up.

Chamberlain soon came to. At first, his vision was blurry. He felt he was lying on his left side and partially on his back. He also felt some soft material beneath him.

When his vision focused, he saw he was in an unfamiliar place. It definitely did not look like the castle.

“Where… am I?” He asked weakly.

Wyneth heard the question. She went over to the cage. He was facing toward the cage.

“You are in my healer’s sanctuary.” Wyneth answered him.

Sil heard a female voice answer him. He moaned and moved his head to where he heard it. There, on the other side of some bars, was a mid-aged female Gelfling.

When he saw the bars and a Gelfling, he felt panic rising. For the first time, he was the prisoner!

Chamberlain tried to instantly get up, scared of what may happen to him among Gelflings.

“Agh!” He instantly cried out as he felt pain in his body. He had no choice but to stop moving. He clutched his ribs when it had made a cracking sound. Then he saw his arms no longer had the sleeves from his robes on.

He looked at his arms and saw white cloth wrapped around them instead. His right arm was wrapped from his wrist to his shoulder. Just his left hand and wrist was wrapped. Then he felt the tight feel on his ribs and on his left leg too.

Sil couldn’t believe this had happened to him. He remembered being banished, now he had been practically near death.

“For right now, Creature, it is best you don’t move around much. You were hurt pretty bad.” Wyneth said.

“What happened?” He asked nervously. “Where am I?”

“Byron said that Rakkida were trying to make a meal of you.” She said. “He and his Mounders brought you here three days ago. I treated your wounds. We were wondering if you were ever going to wake up.”

Three days? It couldn’t be. Then Sil was sure of something else: a dryness had settled in his mouth. He licked his mouth, trying to stimulate saliva.

“Want some water?” Wyneth asked.

Sil whimpered. “Yes.”

The Gelfling woman picked up a bottled wineskin and brought it to Sil’s mouth through the bars.

He wasn’t accustomed to feeling like this, but his own arms were in no shape to hold anything. He raised his head and she tilted it up for him.

The cold liquid felt like heaven in his dry mouth. He even tried to make sure he didn’t let one drop spill by licking at his mouth and the wineskin.

Then she pulled it away. “That’s enough for now. We’ll try food later on.”

“Why… am I in a cage?” He asked.

“It was just a precaution. We didn’t know if you were going to be a killer creature or not. What are you anyway?” She asked.

“I am Skeksis.” Sil replied.

Wyneth was shocked at that. “Don’t the Skeksis live in the castle of the Crystal?”

“Yes… but I was… banished.”

“Oh. Sorry to hear that. So, what’s your name then?”

Chamberlain whimpered in pain. He tried to move his left leg and found it hurt to move too. Then he answered her.

“Sil. SkekSil, but other Skeksis call me Chamberlain, my title.”

“Well, Chamberlain SkekSil, you are going to be staying here until you are well enough to move about. You could tear those injuries if you move about in a struggling manner. And Byron’s going to be back tonight. He’ll be glad you’re awake.”

Sil knew he was going to be meeting another Gelfling. Perhaps the one in charge? He better release him or else. Skeksis were superior over Gelflings.

Chamberlain didn’t know what else to say right now. He was in a lot of pain and he laid his head back down. He whimper moaned.

“I know you’ve got to be in pain. I am a healer. I can give you some herbs to control pain.” Wyneth said.

At that, Sil raised his head again. “Please… let me have…” He said weakly.

To her, saying please was polite enough. She picked up some plant and berry materials. She brought it over to him.

“They may not taste the best, but if you want the relief, you need to eat them all.”

Sil just wanted the pain to go away. He could move his left arm more freely without much pain. He took them from her and ate the herbs. Yep, she was right. They didn’t taste the best, but he managed to get them down, and with some more water.

“Now you should rest. I’ll give you some food when you awaken.” Wyneth said.

“Thanks.” He said and he felt the effects. These herbs could make him drowsy too. He laid his head down and fell back to sleep.

Now that she had seen him awake and talked to him, Wyneth knew that they had to be weary. It would be hard to tell what this Skeksis would be capable of, especially when his injuries healed.
……………….

Back at the castle, it had been three days since Chamberlain had been banished and been forced out. Everyone was enjoying themselves, all but SkekLa. She missed SkekSil. He was her closest friend. Now she practically had no one to turn too if she was mistreated. She hoped he would come back for her.

The Collector was glad Sil was gone too so the Emperor wouldn’t find out he was keeping Gelfling essence for himself.

Ung was glad to be rid of him so he wouldn’t have to put up with Sil’s whimpering voice, though all the others were glad not to hear his voice or his blackmailing.

In the Emperor’s eyes, Chamberlain had just been a sore loser and he had been getting constantly on his nerves lately. He knew Sil was constantly trying to seek his attention, but Sil just didn’t have the right qualities he was looking for to favor like Lach had, or Ung.
………………

Wyneth awoke Chamberlain from his sleep in the early evening. He was still drowsy from the herbs. “What?” He moaned.

“It’s been a few days since you’ve had a meal, and I said that when you woke up next that you could have some food.” She said.

Sil knew she was right. He had been hungry when he left the castle and hadn’t had anything since. Right now, he would be willing to eat anything.

Wyneth laid of a plate of some food down in front of him. “This food should be gentle for you to eat. I mean, going without food for a prolonged time can make the stomach rather sensitive.”

Remaining on his side, using his left hand, he managed to pick up the food in pieces and bring them to his mouth. It tasted good on his tongue. He had eaten Gelfling food before. They did have good food.

Wyneth also gave him a wineskin again with fresh water in it.

Chamberlain drank from the wineskin only after he was done eating. From what he had been given felt more like a small meal, but after not eating for a few days, it was wise to start out with small meals.

After the meal, that was when Byron came into the room.

“Hello Byron, your rescued friend is awake.” Wyneth said.

Byron could see the creature was awake and was looking at him, but he hadn’t moved much from where he had been laid on the bedding. He walked over to the cage.

“Hello. I had my Mounders save you from those Rakkidas. They nearly killed you.” Byron said. “My name is Byron.”

“They just attacked me.” Sil said.

“So, what are you? I’ve never seen anything like you before. And what’s your name?” Byron asked.

“You’ve never heard of Skeksis? I am Skeksis. I am called SkekSil or Chamberlain.”

“The word sounds a little familiar from surrounding villages, but mine has been private. We never conversed with the Skeksis before. We just had our own way of life.” Byron said. “And I am just a farm boy who likes to be with the Mounders. I’m more of a loner, so that job was bestowed on me from my people. But why were you out there in the field?”

Am outcast.” Sil said, looking down at his more severely wounded arm.

“Why did they banish you?” Byron asked.

“Trouble with SkekLach. I lost fight with him. And he was stealing from our Emperor. Emperor not listen to me and had me forced out.” Sil explained. But he had made sure not to mention what the Collector had been stealing.

Chamberlain knew that in his vulnerable state at the moment, even small Gelflings could harm him.

“We’re sorry to hear that, Chamberlain.” Wyneth then spoke up. “But it’s been long enough for those bandages. It’s time to change them.”

Sil looked at the supplies in her hands. She came to the cage and unlocked it. He watched her.

“I need to see how your injuries are. Will you let me?” She asked.

“Yes.” He let out a big sigh.

Wyneth started with Sil’s more severe arm. He watched as she gently took the bandages off his arm and when they were all off, he saw his blood had stained much of the bandages. She gave him a moment to look at the wounds that covered the arm.

Sil saw there were cuts everywhere from his wrist to his upper arm. There were stitches in at least three places.

“Can you move your arm okay, to make sure it’s not broken?” She instructed.

Chamberlain lifted his arm and moved it. He could move it, but the wounds just throbbed painfully.

He whined in pain, then put his other hand to it.

“What’s wrong?” Byron asked.

“Hurts!”

“That’s going to be normal for now. It should feel better in a few days. Now I need to put some fresh bandages on the wounds.” Wyneth said.

She picked up new bandages and then she picked up the bottle that was with her. She applied some of the liquid in it to the bandages. “This could sting a little, but this is medicine to help the wounds heal faster.” She said.

Sil was worried when he heard that.

Wyneth had some guaze pads made and applied them to two spots on his arm. The instant the medicine made contact with the wounds, it STUNG big time!

“AGH!” Sil screamed. He jerked his arm away to his chest, which caused his ribs to crack again, making him wince.

“I know it hurts, but this medicine needs to be applied. I’ll give you some more pain relief, but Chamberlain, you must let me treat your wounds.” Wyneth said. “I don’t mean to hurt you. Please.” She had her hand out for his wounded arm.

He clutched his arm, but knew he couldn’t take care of this by himself. He reluctantly let go of his arm and gave it back to her. The pads had fallen off and she reapplied them. The wounds throbbed again, but this time, Sil bared his teeth and clenched his stomach, trying not to scream.

Once the pads were in place, Wyneth began bandaging over them. The wounds were too severe to be left out to the air.

When the new bandages were in place and done with, Chamberlain could feel the throbbing beneath them. Then the female Gelfling turned her attention to his left hand.

When those ones were off, Sil could see there were some awful scratch marks on his hand. They didn’t have stitches, but looked just as awful. The medicine was applied on a pad too and stung just as much as before, then the wounds were bound up again.

Chamberlain couldn’t help it as the pain made tears come to his eyes. He would much rather have La treating his wounds. He knew she would be making a big fuss over him and giving him the attention he deserved.

Next came the leg wound. Sil was still lying on it. He hadn’t moved off it.

“I need to examine your leg now.” Wyneth said. She pulled the blanket up on the legs.

Sil pulled his tail in close to him and bent his right knee.

“Can you move over?”

He gradually moved himself onto his back. He raised himself on his left elbow to see what she was doing.

Wyneth took the bandages off his thigh and leg.

Chamberlain saw stitches in his leg too. Those monsters had torn him up big time.

“All your wounds look better than when you were first brought in, though yes, they still look sore.” Wyneth said.

“The field was just covered in blood where the attack took place.” Byron said. “You had lost a lot of blood, but I wasn’t about to turn you away. Every creature deserves a chance to live.”

Chamberlain was grateful to hear that. Then he felt his leg getting rewrapped. He wouldn’t be walking for a few more days.

Then the final check was the ribs. Chamberlain clutched at his middle. That area felt more private.

“I just need to check if they are doing alright.” Wyneth said.

Hesitantly, he let the Gelfling healer look at his lower ribs. He saw his lower chest and upper stomach were bandaged. Wyneth touched his ribs and it instantly had him cringing.

“Ribs are fine!” He put his right arm over them.

“I heard a cracking from them. Aside from just keeping them compressed, there’s not much I can do for hurt ribs. They’ll heal on their own in time. Those bandages don’t have to be changed today.”

Sil was relieved. He had had enough pain.

“Well, we should head to bed now, Byron. Chamberlain is doing just fine.” Wyneth said. She left the cage with the old bandages and the bottle in tow. Then she began preparing the herbs again for Sil.

“Where are my clothes?” Sil asked. He had looked under the blanket.

“They were all torn up beyond repair. We had to destroy them, but we can get you some new ones. For now, you can have the blanket.” Byron said.

“When giving you fresh clothes, you need to be able to move about first. Maybe you should wait a few days for the wounds to be more better first.” Wyneth said.

Chamberlain could live with that. He was given the herbs and was asleep again in no time.

Description
Chamberlain was unconscious and fighting the fever for three days straight.

Wyneth kept an eye on him. Byron would go tend to his Mounders during the day, but would return in the evening. He wanted to be there to see his creature wake up.

Chamberlain soon came to. At first, his vision was blurry. He felt he was lying on his left side and partially on his back. He also felt some soft material beneath him.

When his vision focused, he saw he was in an unfamiliar place. It definitely did not look like the castle.

“Where… am I?” He asked weakly.

Wyneth heard the question. She went over to the cage. He was facing toward the cage.

“You are in my healer’s sanctuary.” Wyneth answered him.

Sil heard a female voice answer him. He moaned and moved his head to where he heard it. There, on the other side of some bars, was a mid-aged female Gelfling.

When he saw the bars and a Gelfling, he felt panic rising. For the first time, he was the prisoner!

Chamberlain tried to instantly get up, scared of what may happen to him among Gelflings.

“Agh!” He instantly cried out as he felt pain in his body. He had no choice but to stop moving. He clutched his ribs when it had made a cracking sound. Then he saw his arms no longer had the sleeves from his robes on.

He looked at his arms and saw white cloth wrapped around them instead. His right arm was wrapped from his wrist to his shoulder. Just his left hand and wrist was wrapped. Then he felt the tight feel on his ribs and on his left leg too.

Sil couldn’t believe this had happened to him. He remembered being banished, now he had been practically near death.

“For right now, Creature, it is best you don’t move around much. You were hurt pretty bad.” Wyneth said.

“What happened?” He asked nervously. “Where am I?”

“Byron said that Rakkida were trying to make a meal of you.” She said. “He and his Mounders brought you here three days ago. I treated your wounds. We were wondering if you were ever going to wake up.”

Three days? It couldn’t be. Then Sil was sure of something else: a dryness had settled in his mouth. He licked his mouth, trying to stimulate saliva.

“Want some water?” Wyneth asked.

Sil whimpered. “Yes.”

The Gelfling woman picked up a bottled wineskin and brought it to Sil’s mouth through the bars.

He wasn’t accustomed to feeling like this, but his own arms were in no shape to hold anything. He raised his head and she tilted it up for him.

The cold liquid felt like heaven in his dry mouth. He even tried to make sure he didn’t let one drop spill by licking at his mouth and the wineskin.

Then she pulled it away. “That’s enough for now. We’ll try food later on.”

“Why… am I in a cage?” He asked.

“It was just a precaution. We didn’t know if you were going to be a killer creature or not. What are you anyway?” She asked.

“I am Skeksis.” Sil replied.

Wyneth was shocked at that. “Don’t the Skeksis live in the castle of the Crystal?”

“Yes… but I was… banished.”

“Oh. Sorry to hear that. So, what’s your name then?”

Chamberlain whimpered in pain. He tried to move his left leg and found it hurt to move too. Then he answered her.

“Sil. SkekSil, but other Skeksis call me Chamberlain, my title.”

“Well, Chamberlain SkekSil, you are going to be staying here until you are well enough to move about. You could tear those injuries if you move about in a struggling manner. And Byron’s going to be back tonight. He’ll be glad you’re awake.”

Sil knew he was going to be meeting another Gelfling. Perhaps the one in charge? He better release him or else. Skeksis were superior over Gelflings.

Chamberlain didn’t know what else to say right now. He was in a lot of pain and he laid his head back down. He whimper moaned.

“I know you’ve got to be in pain. I am a healer. I can give you some herbs to control pain.” Wyneth said.

At that, Sil raised his head again. “Please… let me have…” He said weakly.

To her, saying please was polite enough. She picked up some plant and berry materials. She brought it over to him.

“They may not taste the best, but if you want the relief, you need to eat them all.”

Sil just wanted the pain to go away. He could move his left arm more freely without much pain. He took them from her and ate the herbs. Yep, she was right. They didn’t taste the best, but he managed to get them down, and with some more water.

“Now you should rest. I’ll give you some food when you awaken.” Wyneth said.

“Thanks.” He said and he felt the effects. These herbs could make him drowsy too. He laid his head down and fell back to sleep.

Now that she had seen him awake and talked to him, Wyneth knew that they had to be weary. It would be hard to tell what this Skeksis would be capable of, especially when his injuries healed.
……………….

Back at the castle, it had been three days since Chamberlain had been banished and been forced out. Everyone was enjoying themselves, all but SkekLa. She missed SkekSil. He was her closest friend. Now she practically had no one to turn too if she was mistreated. She hoped he would come back for her.

The Collector was glad Sil was gone too so the Emperor wouldn’t find out he was keeping Gelfling essence for himself.

Ung was glad to be rid of him so he wouldn’t have to put up with Sil’s whimpering voice, though all the others were glad not to hear his voice or his blackmailing.

In the Emperor’s eyes, Chamberlain had just been a sore loser and he had been getting constantly on his nerves lately. He knew Sil was constantly trying to seek his attention, but Sil just didn’t have the right qualities he was looking for to favor like Lach had, or Ung.
………………

Wyneth awoke Chamberlain from his sleep in the early evening. He was still drowsy from the herbs. “What?” He moaned.

“It’s been a few days since you’ve had a meal, and I said that when you woke up next that you could have some food.” She said.

Sil knew she was right. He had been hungry when he left the castle and hadn’t had anything since. Right now, he would be willing to eat anything.

Wyneth laid of a plate of some food down in front of him. “This food should be gentle for you to eat. I mean, going without food for a prolonged time can make the stomach rather sensitive.”

Remaining on his side, using his left hand, he managed to pick up the food in pieces and bring them to his mouth. It tasted good on his tongue. He had eaten Gelfling food before. They did have good food.

Wyneth also gave him a wineskin again with fresh water in it.

Chamberlain drank from the wineskin only after he was done eating. From what he had been given felt more like a small meal, but after not eating for a few days, it was wise to start out with small meals.

After the meal, that was when Byron came into the room.

“Hello Byron, your rescued friend is awake.” Wyneth said.

Byron could see the creature was awake and was looking at him, but he hadn’t moved much from where he had been laid on the bedding. He walked over to the cage.

“Hello. I had my Mounders save you from those Rakkidas. They nearly killed you.” Byron said. “My name is Byron.”

“They just attacked me.” Sil said.

“So, what are you? I’ve never seen anything like you before. And what’s your name?” Byron asked.

“You’ve never heard of Skeksis? I am Skeksis. I am called SkekSil or Chamberlain.”

“The word sounds a little familiar from surrounding villages, but mine has been private. We never conversed with the Skeksis before. We just had our own way of life.” Byron said. “And I am just a farm boy who likes to be with the Mounders. I’m more of a loner, so that job was bestowed on me from my people. But why were you out there in the field?”

Am outcast.” Sil said, looking down at his more severely wounded arm.

“Why did they banish you?” Byron asked.

“Trouble with SkekLach. I lost fight with him. And he was stealing from our Emperor. Emperor not listen to me and had me forced out.” Sil explained. But he had made sure not to mention what the Collector had been stealing.

Chamberlain knew that in his vulnerable state at the moment, even small Gelflings could harm him.

“We’re sorry to hear that, Chamberlain.” Wyneth then spoke up. “But it’s been long enough for those bandages. It’s time to change them.”

Sil looked at the supplies in her hands. She came to the cage and unlocked it. He watched her.

“I need to see how your injuries are. Will you let me?” She asked.

“Yes.” He let out a big sigh.

Wyneth started with Sil’s more severe arm. He watched as she gently took the bandages off his arm and when they were all off, he saw his blood had stained much of the bandages. She gave him a moment to look at the wounds that covered the arm.

Sil saw there were cuts everywhere from his wrist to his upper arm. There were stitches in at least three places.

“Can you move your arm okay, to make sure it’s not broken?” She instructed.

Chamberlain lifted his arm and moved it. He could move it, but the wounds just throbbed painfully.

He whined in pain, then put his other hand to it.

“What’s wrong?” Byron asked.

“Hurts!”

“That’s going to be normal for now. It should feel better in a few days. Now I need to put some fresh bandages on the wounds.” Wyneth said.

She picked up new bandages and then she picked up the bottle that was with her. She applied some of the liquid in it to the bandages. “This could sting a little, but this is medicine to help the wounds heal faster.” She said.

Sil was worried when he heard that.

Wyneth had some guaze pads made and applied them to two spots on his arm. The instant the medicine made contact with the wounds, it STUNG big time!

“AGH!” Sil screamed. He jerked his arm away to his chest, which caused his ribs to crack again, making him wince.

“I know it hurts, but this medicine needs to be applied. I’ll give you some more pain relief, but Chamberlain, you must let me treat your wounds.” Wyneth said. “I don’t mean to hurt you. Please.” She had her hand out for his wounded arm.

He clutched his arm, but knew he couldn’t take care of this by himself. He reluctantly let go of his arm and gave it back to her. The pads had fallen off and she reapplied them. The wounds throbbed again, but this time, Sil bared his teeth and clenched his stomach, trying not to scream.

Once the pads were in place, Wyneth began bandaging over them. The wounds were too severe to be left out to the air.

When the new bandages were in place and done with, Chamberlain could feel the throbbing beneath them. Then the female Gelfling turned her attention to his left hand.

When those ones were off, Sil could see there were some awful scratch marks on his hand. They didn’t have stitches, but looked just as awful. The medicine was applied on a pad too and stung just as much as before, then the wounds were bound up again.

Chamberlain couldn’t help it as the pain made tears come to his eyes. He would much rather have La treating his wounds. He knew she would be making a big fuss over him and giving him the attention he deserved.

Next came the leg wound. Sil was still lying on it. He hadn’t moved off it.

“I need to examine your leg now.” Wyneth said. She pulled the blanket up on the legs.

Sil pulled his tail in close to him and bent his right knee.

“Can you move over?”

He gradually moved himself onto his back. He raised himself on his left elbow to see what she was doing.

Wyneth took the bandages off his thigh and leg.

Chamberlain saw stitches in his leg too. Those monsters had torn him up big time.

“All your wounds look better than when you were first brought in, though yes, they still look sore.” Wyneth said.

“The field was just covered in blood where the attack took place.” Byron said. “You had lost a lot of blood, but I wasn’t about to turn you away. Every creature deserves a chance to live.”

Chamberlain was grateful to hear that. Then he felt his leg getting rewrapped. He wouldn’t be walking for a few more days.

Then the final check was the ribs. Chamberlain clutched at his middle. That area felt more private.

“I just need to check if they are doing alright.” Wyneth said.

Hesitantly, he let the Gelfling healer look at his lower ribs. He saw his lower chest and upper stomach were bandaged. Wyneth touched his ribs and it instantly had him cringing.

“Ribs are fine!” He put his right arm over them.

“I heard a cracking from them. Aside from just keeping them compressed, there’s not much I can do for hurt ribs. They’ll heal on their own in time. Those bandages don’t have to be changed today.”

Sil was relieved. He had had enough pain.

“Well, we should head to bed now, Byron. Chamberlain is doing just fine.” Wyneth said. She left the cage with the old bandages and the bottle in tow. Then she began preparing the herbs again for Sil.

“Where are my clothes?” Sil asked. He had looked under the blanket.

“They were all torn up beyond repair. We had to destroy them, but we can get you some new ones. For now, you can have the blanket.” Byron said.

“When giving you fresh clothes, you need to be able to move about first. Maybe you should wait a few days for the wounds to be more better first.” Wyneth said.

Chamberlain could live with that. He was given the herbs and was asleep again in no time.