Ah yes, it is Tuesday again! Here's a quick little teaser from UC chapter 24. The chapter should be up sometime this weekend (fingers crossed!).
This isn't a happy-go-lucky teaser. Fair warning.
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“If he had not taken such injury, Edward might not have come out of the final battle unscathed,” I heard Michael said to Carlisle as he walked up beside us. “We owe Seth for the life of the Prince.”
“We will repay that debt in any way we can,” Carlisle responded.
I followed behind with the royal family as they took Seth to the army’s living quarters and placed him on one of the beds. Edward placed his hand on the man’s shoulder and spoke softly to him, and Seth nodded his response. Edward then turned and came to me and placed his palm against the side of my face, his eyes full of concern.
“Is there anything you can do for him?” Edward asked.
“I will look,” I said, “but I know so little of wounds such as these. I don’t know if I have the skill to help him.”
“Whatever you can do,” Edward said as his hand dropped from my cheek. “Anything.”
Seth was laid on his back on the mattress, cringing in pain as his leg was shifted. Jasper and Michael were up near his head as I slowly unwound the bandaged from his leg. The cut was deep, red, and continued to bleed lightly. I remembered Kate speaking once of using a sewing needle and thread to bind a bad cut together, but I was not sure if such a thing could really be done.
Jane appeared, bringing Seth a cup of tea she said would help with the pain. He drank it down as I talked to Edward about Kate and her unusual sewing. His eyes widened at the thought, but when he spoke his voice was desperate.
“Do you think you could do such a thing?” he asked. “Use a needle to sew through a man’s skin? I have heard of it, but I have never seen it done.”
“I do not know,” I admitted. “I have not done it before. It would be very painful.”
“If it could save his leg, he would endure the pain.”
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War is never a pretty thing...even when it's over.
WAW....thnk God. Felt like i havent connected wit UC for quite some time so am glad for da tease!!!! Quite melancholy excerpt but its something & we all knew a tragedy would come. Hope Seth makes it tho!!!!! #FingasCrossed
ReplyDeleteI hate war!!! ARGH!! I hope Isabella can help Seth! Jane and he may be good together!! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read it!! It sound so scary but I still wanna read it lol. Seth is one of my fave characters
ReplyDeleteThe teaser was good, I can hardly wait for the whole chapter. It is hard waiting. I like this
ReplyDeletestory, I just recently came acrossed it and read straight through 22 chapters, and had to wait a week for chapter 23, and that was bad enough. It was a good chapter just not long enough for me. Now I have to wait until Friday for the rest of chapter 24, I hope the week flies by. Enjoying the story, thanks!
Will look forward to this update! I take it this is not a Bella thats scared of blood and needles huh? I hope she can help Seth. I hope she knows to clean his wound good before she sews it up.
ReplyDeletefinally swordward shows some feeling for his people. only a few short months ago he wouldn't have given a second thought to loosing one of his subjects. how oddly wonderful that bella, a commoner, is grooming ed into a compassionate and wise king to be...
ReplyDeletei hope Seth gets better
ReplyDeletelove this story and offside too...cant wait to read more of it
Sure would be nice if Edward figures out how nasty war is. Can't wait for this chap!
ReplyDeleteI just read the update on fanfic.net. And let's just say that my heart just literally dropped to my feet and died. I come from a culture that practices polygamy, especially if the first wife cannot conceive. I've heard way to many tells about wives with broken hearts because of the practice. I've had relatives commit suicides because of broken hearts. So my hear goes out to Bella. I hope you will give us a happy ending (eventually) and not twist the knife currently planted in her heart more than it is now. As for Angela, I never would accept the condition unless my friend's life depended on it. And when and if I did, I wouldn't proceed with all that it entails as I'm sure Edward's not all for it either. These poor souls!
ReplyDeletefinally swordward shows some feeling for his people. only a few short months ago he wouldn't have given a second thought to loosing one of his subjects. how oddly wonderful that bella, a commoner, is grooming ed into a compassionate and wise king to be...
ReplyDeleteWill look forward to this update! I take it this is not a Bella thats scared of blood and needles huh? I hope she can help Seth. I hope she knows to clean his wound good before she sews it up.
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