Chapter 56: Alpha Vladim

Olive's POV

My back was sensitive to the soft caress of a bed. Cracking my eyes open, I saw a worried Orvyn looking down at me. A wet napkin was on my forehead, with straws of sun rays peeking into the wooden walls around me.

"Thank the Moon!" He scooped me up into a tight embrace. "I thought I'd lost you." He said, almost deflating me of air."

My environment seemed to be drifting, as if... Oh, we made it to the ship at last. We must be on sea to the House of Ulfric.

"My body hurts," I groaned. I was aware of every frazzled muscle. My head throbbed furiously, as though a sledge hammer descended heavily on my skull. "My entire body hurts badly."

Orvyn quickly disengaged himself from me, and sat back into the chair beside my bed. Dark circles were under his eyes, and his hair was mussed in untidy curls. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He squeezed my hands. "You were out for some time. I had to take care of your needs.'

I looked about the little chamber. The room was scanty. Other than the bed