Chapter Twenty Two
Awareness Begun
General Nadero stood at the end of the bed with a look of puzzlement, tinged with concern, on his face as he stared down at the still figure resting on the bed before him.
“I don’t understand doctor! It’s been almost two weeks since the battle! His injuries have healed! Even his shoulder bruising has gone down. Why is he still not stirring?”
The bent over doctor tried to straighten up, but gave up on the attempt with a grimace of pain on his face and sighed loudly.
Turning to the General he asked, “General, have you ever had a bad fever that lasted for days?”
“Yes.”
“How did you feel after it broke?”
“Like I’d just fought a war,” General Nadero said clearly, still not understanding what the doctor was getting at.
“Well that’s exactly what Roric’s going through. Not only did he exhaust himself physically, but his mind too I think. There may be damage done inside his head that we can’t see. Shutting down like this is the body’s way of taking the time to heal itself. He’ll come out of it when he’s ready. What he needs now is rest.”
The General still looked puzzled, but less concerned. He nodded and then left the room.
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