The Night Rose

"Timothy, how did you get in that condition so quickly? Oh wait, let me guess it was because Silas and some woman once again?" The doctor said while starting to rummage through his medical equipment.

"Sit down, you know the drill, and that this will hurt a little bit. Just bear with it." The doctor said as he started to clean the wounds on Timothy's head.

"Argh! Even though I have gone through this so many times, it always stings like hell." Timothy was complaining while trying not to make any sounds.

"It's even worse when there is dried alcohol and glass at your hair or skin, Timothy. If it were just blood, this would be over more quickly, but now I have to get the alcohol and glass shards as well away from your head. It even looks like there are some pieces of wood mixed in here as well. Seeing your face, and it seems you got hit quite a lot." The doctor said while placing the pieces of a broken bottle on a metal tray.

Finally, when he was done, the doctor said, "Your wound on the head will heal in a few days. It was mostly superficial wound, but it needs to be covered, and you should avoid showering or bathing for a few days. Also, you shouldn't stretch your head, or it might open again. You are lucky enough to be born with that thick of a skull. Probably, it is because you have been hit so many times already that it has grown its own self-defense mechanic? Anyway, take off your shirt, and let's see your stomach." The doctor joked and said while waiting for Timothy to take his shirt off.

Timothy took the shirt off and revealed a muscular upper body that had many scars.

The doctor examined him by touching his stomach while asking if it hurts or where it hurts. Finally, when he was done, he had stated the final results.

"You will have some bruises. Sitting down for a while will hurt you somewhat, but otherwise, you don't seem to have any broken bones. Your insides seem to be doing fine as well. You have a thick skin. Are you sure you aren't half-dwarf or something?" The doctor looked at Timothy, who just sheepishly smiled at him.

"I think I'm human entirely. There shouldn't be any mixed-race or bloodline in my family, but anyway, how is our patient doing any signs of her getting back up soon?" Timothy asked out.

"She seems to be doing fine. She's still breathing, and there aren't any disturbances at that. Her body seems to be doing fine and healing rapidly.

However, as I said, she got her head knocked badly, so we can only see how she is doing when she wakes up." The doctor gave a brief analysis before hearing a noise coming from the bed where Arwin was.

"Argh my head! Why is everything black and spinning around? What is happening?" Arwin woke up to a massive headache. She still couldn't see straight at all, her world seems to be spinning around.

"Hey, hey, if you can hear me, just stay still did you hear me stay still." The doctor tried to say when he got next to Arwin and was supporting her.

Arwin could only see someone vaguely holding at her. She could hear buzzing next to her ears before her world darkened once again, feeling asleep due to exhaustion or panic.

The doctor quickly measured her pulse before checking her breathing. When he was finally done, he said to Timothy, "Don't worry, she seems to be doing fine and just fell asleep. Her pulse and breathing are still normal, and to be able to wake up this early is a good sign. I think we can already talk with her tomorrow and see how she is feeling by then."

Timothy sighed in relief for now. If Silas will accept her and something terrible happened, how could he tell him that his employee suddenly passed away or that she couldn't fly or fix an airship anymore?

But at that moment, Silas suddenly barged into the doctor's office, and when he saw Timothy, he immediately did run towards him.

"Where is Arwin? I want to meet him asap. I already made him the identification card and filled all of the paperwork I can. However, for the rest, I need him to come with me to do it.

Then I want to show the airship to him and test him out. I want to see if he does know what he's doing before sealing the deal with him.

If he doesn't know, I will make him work at the company as long as he has paid his debts back with interest." The excited Silas ranted nonstop, almost pushing Timothy off from the chair.

"Oh! Who is that lady there? I have never seen her before, and this is our company's doctor's office. Timothy, don't say that you have a secret lover. What would your wife say if she finds out?" Silas asked while watching at Arwin.

"Hmm, how will I break this up to you. Silas… Hmm, firstly, Arwin is she and not he. Secondly, that woman there is Arwin," Timothy said while smiling at Silas, who's mouth was now wide open, but unable to utter a sound out.