You Missed Breakfast...

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RW Abbey: Zork's Room

This is a good size room and has a large bed with a blue blanket and a couple blue pillows on it. The bed looks like it could easily fit a tall badger. At the foot of the bed is a cherry wood chest that is locked , only the owner knows what lies inside. Beside the bed is a small nightstand with a small drawer and a larger drawer. On the Nightstand are an oil lamp and a wash basin. On the wall is a picture of Brother Zork made from charcoal. And a toolbox is close to the wall, inside is forge tools, and its wise to leave them alone. There is a door that goes back to the hallway.

Exits: [O]ut

Leon stops outside Zork’s door and knocks as he waits on a response of some sort.

Zork doesn’t answer, he is lying down in his bed right now but he is awake. He glances at the door and just remains quiet as he lays there and then looks at the wheelchair by the bedside.

Leon gets a little worried and goes to push open the door and enter anyways, he walks over to Zork looking relieved he is awake but also concern he is still laying down, ”Zork..you ok today as it is like mid-morning and you’re usually up by now .” He waits on a reply, if he gets one that is.

Zork looks over at Leon and frowns “I..I am fine for de most part, just didn’t want to get up today need some rest as didn’t sleep well past couple nights.”

Leon walks on over to the bedside and looks at Zork, “Pain or just worried on something?”

Zork sighs, “I…I can’t do anything without me chair, I can’t walk or even stand Leon…why?” He sounds a little helpless and even worried.” Why do I seem to feel like I am gonna fall when I stand up, tis only a few times I stand to get in and out of me chair, or in and out of bed..ya know, I rarely stand for much, but lately I can’t even stand up without feeling like gonna fall over, me legs have no strength in them and hurt sometimes, not right now but just sometimes.”

Leon hmms softly and goes to take the badgers pulse and takes a look at his legs for any signs of anything out of place, “Anything else I should know of?”

Zork lets him give a checkup and his pulse is fine, maybe slightly slow. His legs are some swollen but not a great deal swollen. Nothing else is swollen and he doesn’t have a fever. His breathing is good also. His paws are just a tiny bit swollen, but not as much as his legs are as they are a good bit more swollen but there are no signs of any wounds or anything and no other areas of his body are swollen just legs and then the slightly, very slightly, swollen paws.

Leon asks, “How are you eating, you did miss breakfast after all.”

Zork answers this, “ I eat fair enough…and yes before ya ask as well veggies and fruits and water, I don’t drink de October Ale as much now and I also drink more tea lately, and I have de tea you and Angela make in de mornings…other tea is just to drink like green tea and some mint tea also. Sometimes I am not always hungry so maybe don’t eat as much at a meal and I have a snack before lunch if I miss breakfast.”

Leon nods as he listens and frowns a little, “How about you eat something now, as for your legs I don’t know. They are swollen but they been swollen before, but they do seem worse than they been and I know you don’t walk around anymore and I know you rarely stand..didn’t know you couldn’t stand at all now. Your pulse was ok and your breathing is good. No fever and you said no pain anywhere, any past few days..any at all?”

Zork is quiet at first and then speaks, “Not right now, and no pain in me chest right now either. De last time had…well wasn’t a pain just felt strange…like me heart speed up a moment or two then slowed to normal, it didn’t hurt though just odd feeling. I felt a little dizzy but it passed and it didn’t happen again and that was 2-3 days ago. I don’t do hardly anything…sit around most of de day or wheel around in me chair, I tried ta mediate couple days ago but me mind were on other things.”

Leon is listening and trying to figure all this out, “Maybe…maybe age? I mean you are..sort of now the oldest beast in the abbey…far as I know.” He goes on to add “And it’s possible that weak heart of yours is getting worse.”

Zork frowns more “Worse?” He asks quietly. “Wot that supposed ta mean? I not been doing anything stressful or that would make me heart rate go up fast…I CAN’T DO ANYTHING!” The last part is yelled a little as he tenses up a little afterwards, then relaxes as ok that hurt a little “Sorry..” He whispers.

Leon quickly checks his pulse now and looks him over, he is use to being yelled at sometimes, “Its ok Zork, you don’t always have to do anything to make something that weak…get worse, it could do it on its own, just stressful things or doing too much and yes I know you don’t..would just …well make it worse faster..I..I don’t know.”

Zork pulse is only slightly up, but it slows back to just under normal again just as quickly, he nods slowly.. ”Didn’t mean ta yell, it’s just…I use ta walk around, heck run at times and do cartwheels and be able to stand after I got me chair done. I could least slowly handle stairs and now..now I can’t” He looks like he wants to cry but refuses to in front of others.

Leon says “Understandable…be right back” He exits the room and returns with some of the tea he makes for the badger, also some oatmeal with dried fruit and nuts, a cherry cordial, and some toast with honey…” Drink the tea, then have some …well brunch guess, or least try”

Zork drinks the tea slowly and then he does eat the meal and lays back down as he was sitting up some.

Leon looks over the bed and gets some extra pillows and helps Zork to be able to sleep a little better, slightly propped up so he can breathe better and steps back “That may help at night to sleep better.”

Zork smiles and nods “It tis more cozy, thanks Leon.”

Leon nods “Your welcome” He starts to head on back to the hall.

Zork watches him and then speaks quietly “Leon?”

Leon stops and looks back at Zork “Yes? What is it?”

Zork frowns and sighs a little, “ Don’t tell any beast I asked this…don’t want any one ta worry bout me, especially Zinnia and Ozzy…but..you said me weak heart is getting worse, and I have felt..don’t know..odd, more tried at times but I force myself to get into me chair and do things for the day and usually makes me more awake…but.” He frowns, he is worried and that’s clear or maybe curious, he isn’t sure..” I..I don’t really have much time left do I. I mean…I could die and not like seasons from now…more like..sooner than that…”

Leon stays silent, he is unsure how to answer that right now, as a healer he knows stuff and has seen death and seen other die, he knew Lorimis was worse off than he let on but he also knows this situation is different, least in whats wrong, but he answers, “I can’t say..how long a beast has to live or not live, I don’t think you’re..gonna go to the dark forest any time too soon, but I also will be honest and say your right…you don’t have seasons and seasons, I can’t say how long ok, I am sorry..but for now, for now you will be ok , you most likely will see at least one feast…maybe two….”

Zork frowns “Maybe two?..How can a healer not be sure?”

Leon answers, “Cause, some things are not always clear…other things are clearer. There are, I don’t know how to explain it..signs I guess, heart rate or breathing and all that. Your heart is weaker yes but it’s still a normal beat, slightly slow but you are lying down and you are in a chair a lot so that’s normal and your breathing is ok.”

Zork nods and says quietly “I…recently looked over a will and finished it, tis something me Uncle mentioned and..I don’t know, thought important just in case wasn’t able to later on. Tis locked up somewhere…a couple beasts know where it is now, ya know..just in case “

Leon nods slowly, “Understood, but..Zork, don’t worry about anything happening right now or even most likely the rest of spring or into summer. Long as you take it easy…and I advise staying out of the summer sun, stay in a cool place and that will help as well. If you’re…” Ok he says it” Still alive in winter, winter may be hard for you, the cold and all. I need to go check on my kids. If you need me or Angela, send a novice for one of us if you’re not elsewhere in the abbey ok?”

Zork nods and decides to drift off to sleep.

Leon watches him sleep and even takes his pulse and then slips out the door quietly. He will discuss this with Angela and ONLY Angela, as she will need to know how the badger is doing and any concerns , but he will not mention anything to others out of respect, least he won’t for now.