Rose turned then and spoke to the adventurer, “let’s get her settled carefully and securely into the boat and be on our way. Please be careful with her, there are some furs in the boat you can use to wrap her up a bit to keep her warm. It will be cooler once we’re out on the lake until we get to my camping site.”
They both boarded the boat and set out for the camp located further away from the hunter camp, near to the fort that had sunk and close to a cavern of some type. She told him that this site was chosen because of its location. It would keep most people from being too curious and it was convenient for her with its location so close to the water, good hunting nearby and the mountains rising behind them.
The huntress then asked the adventurer, “Would you please place her down in my lean-to? It will protect her from the elements, and I can hang some furs over the front at night to keep her warm and give us both some privacy when I need it to work on her recovery.”
He nodded, turned towards the lean-to, bent carefully down on one knee. He then set her down onto the soft furs, reached out and touched her on her cheek, and whispered, “Sleep gently and may the healing winds of blessings of Kynareth touch you.” She moaned briefly then a gentle warm breeze blew over them at the campsite.
“Kynareth, the goddess of the heavens, the winds, the sea, the elements, and the unseen spirits of the air”, the huntress thought quietly to herself, “She sensed the blessing of the goddess Kynareth, it was one of the nine and the first who sided with the original intent of some of them to support humanity in a positive gesture of good will.”
She turned then as she bent over the injured girl. She worked the armor loose and gently examined the obvious areas of injury. She then said to him, “Oh my, she’s injured bad. There’s a cut from the sword that made its way through her armor. It will take time, and I’ll need some help.”
She paused then asked, “We, I, and the girl, will need some help until she recovers. Will you, can you stay? At least until she is healthy enough to sit up on her own and help take care of her needs?”
All conversation paused, she stood up and walked over to a stump that had been set down near the fire. She looked first at the injured girl, then up at this person who had dropped everything to help her and waited.
You could hear the soft moaning of the injured girl, her raspy breathing, the hissing of the sap being boiled in some of the wood laid out for the fire. The sound of waves lapping onto the shoreline where they were camped, the creaking of the wood of the boat they had taken to arrive here were all swirling sounds around them.
He stood there a moment, his eyes closed briefly, as if listening for some inner guidance to respond. He opened his eyes turned his head towards her then said, “Of course I will stay and help, what is it you need? What can I do for the both of you?”
She responded, “Can you travel back to Riverwood and get some clean bandages, more clean furs, or blankets, and maybe a healing spell if they have one? We need all the help we can get right now to get her on her way to recovery. “
She continued, “You can go to the Riverwood Trading Store and ask either Luken or his sister Camilla. They will sell you what you need. Please don’t tell them anything though about why we need them. I don’t want to endanger them; they are good people.”
His lips formed into a slight smile, “Of course, I will be careful as to not bring any unwarranted attention. I would not want any harm to happen either to them, or anyone else in the town. It will be okay.”
She chuckled lightly at his warm response, “Be careful as the Thalmor may still be either in the town of Riverwood or nearby. Make sure you have some sort of Alibi concerning what you’re up to. We don’t need them sniffing around the hunter’s camp or scouting the fringes of the lake.”
He said, “Of course, I’ll get going right away. Do you want me to use the boat or leave it here for you?” She said, “No, take it with you. I need you back here as quickly as you can with those bandages and blankets. I will stay here and care for our girl.”