Happy Belated Birthday!!!!! I hope you had a good one :)<br/><br/><br/>She wanted to read him and understand him. His nod and then flinch then a small smile. His eyes they were covered by the long unkempt bangs of his blond locks. He spoke in timid a soft voice. One not used to speaking, cries and screams. She saw him tense, guarded at first. A few more words and a polite bow. Not curt, it was not forced. The bow given in kind and by habit it was returned not as low. More of a half bow, she smiles and looked at his eyes. He stood taller and eyes downcast. "Until your back heals from your wounds, you do not bow lowly or bend over. For your own protection, do no leave this room unless you are with me." Song noticed his hands  were rigid at his side, swollen, and red. Then you will sleep on the floor as your accustom. I will see that you are given a softer pallet; soon you will be able to sleep in a bed. She noticed he was forcing himself to keep awake. How long had he gone without sleep, days, weeks?<br/>Song opened a trunk and removed a thick quilt. She give it a swift fling and set it on the deck on right side of the bed between the bed and the wall.  She doubled the large queen size quilt over and took a large fluffy pillow from the bed and placed it at the "foot end" of the quilt. "Now you can sleep where I can see you." She places two blankets on top of the quilt. "I relieve you of duties for 3 days and nights. "Relieve yourself. There is curtain behind the dressing area, the chamber pot is inside there, set the pot outside our cabin after breakfast and supper.  She walks over to a basin and wrings a cotton clothes after dipping into the water, she hands him a soft cotton cloth. "Us this to clean yourself. Put this by the other cloths. You will see them in a basket behind the curtain." Song hands him the warm, wet cloth.  When he emerged she spoke to him kindly as she removed her outer dress and a long sleeved, shift covered her svelte body, silhouette with little to hide. "Let me know when you are thirsty and hungry. Sleep now. You cannot dance without rest." Song voice was kind and with a heavy accent. "I will cover your back oils and a silk cloth that will not open your wounds." While he was behind the curtain she donned a white flannel gown. In her hands was a vile of oils of sage and rosemary.