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1 supposed that made sense. The town had been considered abandoned. Even if the electric lines were intact, someone would have noticed the usage here and come to investigate.
This was certain to make things more difficult.
Jessica waved to her people in pain. “Something is wrong with them. Fix them p>
I fully intended to. “First,” I said, and motioned to Julian.
Jessica glared. “My people are more important p>
“Everyone is important,” I said. “And if my companion bleeds out, I will not be forgiving p>
Jessica held my gaze for a moment. As leader here, she must have been used to her orders being received without question. Well, I was well–practiced in dealing with bullies, so I held her gaze unafraid and unintimidated.
Finally, with a sigh, she looked away first. “Fine. But there are no rooms to spare, so it will need to be done here. I will have some clean equipment brought out to you p>
“I will go with the nurse to get what I need,” I said. I hoped in a clinic, that people would be honest, but I didn’t know anyone here. So I was going to inspect the instruments myself and sanitize them personally before I put them anywhere near Julian’s open flesh.
Especially without knowing what the cause of the sickness here was.
Yet, as I went with the nurse to the supply room, I glanced around, looking at the patients as we passed.
There were similarities from what I had seen. Everyone seemed to be clutching their stomachs, and all were pale and sweating.
In the supply room, I confirmed my observations with the nurse.
“All of them have stomach pains that result in regurgitation or diarrhea, or both. They all have high fevers as well, which is the cause of the sweating.” She huffed a frustrated breath. “We have instruments, but no
medicine. We are doing the best we can p>
“I didn’t mean to imply otherwise,” I said.
She sighed then, shaking her head. “I’m sorry. We are overrun. I’ve been here forty–eight hours straight and have only slept in small bursts under my desk.” She looked at me, and I could see the hope in her eyes. “Are you really Healer Amber p>
“I am,” I told her. “And I’ll do the best I can to help you. ”
She nodded. “Thank you p>
After collected what I needed and returning to the waiting room, I instructed Julian to sit down on one of the free chairs we could find.
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“Take off your shirt,” I said to him.
He grinned at me. “Can’t even wait until we are alone, huh p>
I blushed, even as I rolled my eyes. “Now really isn’t the time p>
“ I just wanted to make you smile,” he said and did I asked.
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I leaned in and inspected the wound now that I could see it more clearly. Fortunately, the bullet wasn’t deep. Julian’s body was doing a good job of trying to push it out on its own. I wondered if his previous exposure to silver had helped him build up something of a tolerance.
“They don’t have any medicine,” I said. “There’s nothing I can do to dull the pain p>
“I wouldn’t take it anyway,” he replied. “Just do what needs done p>
After, with the bullet removed from Julian’s shoulder, the wound cleaned as best I could, and bandaged, I turned toward Jessica and Bill, who had been waiting nearby.
While I’d been helping Julian, I had been thinking.
“You said the river didn’t have fish anymore,” I said to Bill. He nodded.
It could have been that the previous fisherman had overfished the river, but… it could have been something else.
Looking at Jessica now, I asked, “Is the river your source of drinking water p>
If they didn’t have electricity, then they also likely didn’t have running water either.
“The river,” Jessica said. She frowned at me. “What is with these questions? You haven’t even inspected the people here p>
That was true. I needed to do that. But also, “Take me to the river. I need a sample of that water p>