Anna on the other hand had brown leathery hands, healer's hands, and brown, brown eyes that looked so dark, you could see stars in them like the night sky, black hair short and curly and framing her flushed, freckled cheeks perfectly imperfectly. She had been worn with time, like driftwood, you could see it in her eyes and in her work. She smiled,faintly, and her teeth were large and faintly yellowed through too much wine in her University years that hadn't quite faded out. She stood up from her bent-over position, and went to pour this mysterious girl some water, delivering it to her quickly and without spilling a single drop. "I take it you're not much of a talker? My friends always say how I talk too much when I'm nervous, and my patients say it calms them down. Which are you?"
"I am not much of one, no." she said softly, taking the cup and giving Anna a faint smile. "And I am…uncertain what you mean by which am I?" she cocked her head faintly. Did this doctor mean was Elanor a friend, or a patient? Or whether the talking was calming or too much? She was not sure.
"I mean, is it good or bad. The talking. I mean." she stammered her words out quickly, this was getting awkward. "But I suppose you could consider yourself one of my patients as well, and hopefully at least a friendly acquaintance too. Do you have a place to stay, miss?" she asked, trying to change the subject.
"The talking is fine." she replied. "I…do not, at the moment. I can leave, if that is necessary, and I shall figure out something." she shifted faintly. It would be uncomfortable, to say the least, if she had to leave and find a place to stay in this condition, but she could do it.
"Oh, no no! I was just going to follow that up with 'is your situation safe'? If you plainly don't have a place to stay at all, I'll find something for you! We can get you a job soon, and your own house, when you heal, and not factory work, a good job that pays well and is safe. I might just have a friend that can help you with that, I think. He's a doctor too, but between you and me I think he's getting old as he keeps getting into this weird new age alchemy resurrection soul splitting stuff." she explained.
(sorry, I was gone for a few days! I'm back now tho)
She listened quietly to Anna's words, nodding slightly when the other woman finished talking. "I see. Well, I must thank you again, then, for your kindness and generosity towards me." she gave a faint smile, adjusting the blankets a little bit.
Anna nodded back, handing mystery girl the water. "Do you have a name I can call you? Anything will do, but I don't let my patients degrade themselves." she noted, moving to prepare some food as this poor woman looked absolutely emaciated.
"Elanor." she said in a soft tone. "And your name is?" she raised her eyebrows faintly, taking the water and sipping at it gratefully. Sure, she had had food and water on the ship, but not much. She had mainly been focused on staying alive.
"Doctor Anna Saville, at your service. It's nice to meet you, Elanor." she said. "Now, rest for a while, and I'll make you something to eat. You certainly look to need it." she said, not condescending, not cruel, but warm, and kind for that matter. Nice and kind were two different things, and Anna strove to be kind.
Elanor smiled softly, nodding a little and leaning back against the pillows. "Thank you, Doctor Saville." she said, taking a deep breath and sipping at the water again. She was so tired now, and rather wanted to sleep.
Anna needed food anyways, and anything Elanor fell asleep to quickly to eat, she'd be able to devour quickly enough. Her wolf side took care of her pretty well, and then again, it very much didn't. She made a small meal, and when she turned to hand it to Elanor, her hand shook just briefly. She regained her composure, and moved towards Elanor.
Elanor looked up when she began coming closer, eyes soft and tired. She ran a hand through her hair, which was messy and knotted and a bit greasy.
Anna sighed. She’d have to draw the poor girl a bath too, no doubt, if only to keep the wound from getting infected. But how to wash without submersing the wound, it was all over her side! Well, she could get a small basin and wipe down any areas with dirt, but honestly she doubted Elanor would be comfortable feeling exposed like that as she certainly wouldn’t. “Are you alright? Can you eat?” she asked, handing her the meager brew and some bread.
"I can eat." she took the food, giving Anna a faint smile. "Thank you so much, Doctor Saville." she added, taking a bite of the bread first and closing her eyes for just a moment. It felt like forever since she had eaten.
She smiled back, and turned to her desk with her journal she used to log all of her patients. "Elanor" she scribbled down, along with all the relevant information to her case. In the space where she put down ways to contact said patients, she left it blank. She'd figure that out later.
She kept eating, slow and careful so as not to eat too much too fast. She was still tired, and knew that as soon as she was done eating, she was going to lay down and go to sleep rather quickly.
Anna decided she too would sleep. She slept lightly, at least when during the night, and that would work for her patient easily enough. At least the poor girl wasn't likely to die overnight.
Elanor set aside the bowl, having finished most of it, and then lay down, wincing faintly as she settled into a more comfortable position. Once settled, she dropped off to sleep relatively quickly, exhausted.
The next morning, of which Anna woke up at nearly noon, was quiet. Anna started to clean the house, she hadn’t gotten too much of a chance to do it recently and so she took the energy and time she had now to do so, keeping a careful eye on the sleeping Elanor the whole time.
Elanor was still asleep, laying on her back on the bed with her blond hair spread out around her head. It needed to be washed; really, all of her did, but it was highly unlikely that she would let someone she did not know bathe her.
Anna decided that now would be a good time to get them both something to eat, so she began to prepare some food. However, just at the moment she added more wood to the stove, the door knocked. She pondered ignoring it, what if it was someone looking to harm her patient?
Elanor shifted faintly at the knock on the door, but did not wake up. A soft sound left her mouth, and she rolled onto her uninjured side.
Anna quickly thought, and what she thought was that the thought was irrational. Who even knew Elanor was here? She answered the door and found that her suspicions were true. "Doctor Jekyll, how lovely it is to see you! What would you be calling here for?" she asked, looking into the face of her familiar friend. "May I come in?" the soft spoken blonde asked. Anna let him in, telling him not to bother with her recent patient, she had taken care of her and besides, the poor girl was sleeping.
Elanor shifted again, still sleeping, though it was likely she would wake up at some point soon, if for no other reason than needing to use the bathroom. She was curled up into a small ball, her arms tucked close around her body.
