3rd Person

“Shhh, you’re gonna wakes him!” Paisley, whispered, scolding her brothers when they started to get a little too rowdy at Ethan’s bedside.

“When is he gonna gets up, anyway?” Parker frowned. “He’s been sleeping forevers!”

“Mommy says we haves to give him time.” Riley reminded him, peeking up over the edge of the bed. “He looks really sleepy.”

“Well a course he does.” Ryder responded wryly, everyone looks sleepy when they’re sleeping.”

“You know what I mean.” Riley countered archly. “

Like he needs rest.”

“Are you pups being good?” Linda’s voice sounded at the doorway. She’d been checking in at the nurses station when the pups disappeared from her side. Of course, it didn’t take her long to find them at all. They’d been trying to sneak into Ethan’s room all night, not understanding the hospital’s rules about visiting hours.

“Yes Auntie Linda.” They chimed in unison.

“Are you sure about that?” Ethan’s groggy voice surprised them all, and five sets of feet left the ground as they positively leapt into the air.

“Daddy!” Ryder, Riley, Parker and Paisley were instantly at his side, clambering around him in excitement.

“Hello pups.” He grinned, still not awake enough to open his eyes. “I’m sorry if I scared you.'”

“We weren’t scared Daddy!” Parker insisted. Riley nudged him with her elbow, and he flushed. “At least not very scared.”

“You were so brave” Paisley praised. “We couldn’ really see the fights, but we could hear you!”

“You were really mads.” Ryder adds, his eyes going wide at the memory.

“Are you all okay?” Ethan asked, reaching for them blindly. The pups went to him promptly, snugling up against the bed and eyeing the narrow mattress as if trying to figure out if there was room for them too.

Where’s your Mommy?”

“We’re fine. Mommy too – but she’s in another room” Parker explained.

in bed with him?”

good idea.” Their aunt cautioned.

Ethan repeated dazedly.

they won’t tell me any more details about what happened since l’m not family. And Jane’s

She added,

– they wanted to do some extra tests just to make sure

his brow

us in the

they release her.” Linda promised. “You’re just in different

for this idea. “ls there any news about

too – under observation” Linda explained. “He’s been in the dungeons for weeks being interrogated. He’s very thin and worn down,

chuckled, “d do it again if I

coat was leaning against the door frame, looking in on the scene with a somber smile. “Are you awake

coming back to himself a little bit more with every

have a moment alone with the

doctor requested, looking to

on kids, let’s

wanna stay with Daddy!” The

dangled the idea, knowing the children must be starving. They’d been up most of the night, and waffles were a sweet treat they didn’t get very

little heads turned in her direction, and four pairs of eyes widened

Linda confirmed knowingly, “with butter and syrup, or ooh, strawberries and

“I won’t be offended if you pick

sure?” Paisley inquired, reaching out to

and brought it to his l!ps. “I promise, go on

fresh wave of unease. The truth was that he’d been trying to piece together the events at the palace ever since waking. He felt very foggy, and his body was still heavily under the influence of anesthesia. Still, he remembered his last thoughts before passing out, and he’d been trying to move his legs all through the conversation with

prompted the doctor. “The surgery was on

Ethan suddenly felt like his entire world was slipping away. “You came in with a very acute spinal cord injury. You were bitten near your lumbar and while the laceration itself didn’t sever the cord, it did result in significant swelling and bleeding, enough to cut off the nerves your brain uses to communicate to your lower body. We went into the OR hoping to drain enough blood to reduce the

that mean exactly?” Ethan questioned,

total loss of function from the waist down. There’s a possibility that one day the condition can be reversed with physical therapy and

words feeling very strange and

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