more injured than usual. She frowns when she sees that nurse assigned to that area was badly wounded or already dead. With a frown, she pulls the stretcher with more determination. She had to get back to the-

line as soon as possible.

headed out there, more so as a soldier to help keep the enemies away,but once he noticed all the injured he put his rifle on his back and used his limited knowledge in the medical field to help anyone he could.

gets the soldier to the tent and returns back, worried about how many had been injured while she was away. She notices a few patched up soldiers and looks around her area, spotting Soren. She breaths a sigh of-

relief and returns to helping the injured, sticking to more severe cases that Soren wouldn't be able to help with as much.

moved the soldiers easier than she could, and managed to get those that weren't too hurt into a safer area. He went to go help her with the worse cases though, since he didn't want to risk carrying one or

working on one himself.

glances over and sees him. "I need help getting this one to the tent. I don't have anything for stretchers anymore."

nods at that. "I can carry them by the arms, ye get the legs. I'll try to keep him level so nothin' gets stressed. He moved and lightly put his arms under the soldiers shoulders.

nods and moves to pick up his legs, making sure he stayed straight. "Thanks."

carefully headed back to the tent, being cautious about his surroundings. "How bad is he?"

sighs quietly. "It'll be tough but he'll live or I wouldn't be taking him there."

nods at that. "Want me to run back while ye take care of him? I can mark who needs urgent help."

shakes her head. "I'm going to leave him with the tent staff but if you could do some triage when we get back to the line, that would be good."

nodded as they got him to the tent and to an area to be treated. "I'll run up ahead then and do that while ye explain what he needs." He ran off, wanting to help as many people as he could.

nods and starts helping the tent staff take over. She also tries to see if they can get some more medical staff on the lines before heading back out.

found a few soldiers that were close to each other. He covered the wounds of the worse off one to try and stop the bleeding while tending to the other, who he could handle on his own.

gets to the line and starts helping the worse off one, glancing over at Soren. "How are you holding up?"

nodded a bit as he wiped his brow. "Alright enough. I'm runnin' out of bandages though, and disinfectant..."

nods. "I'll grab some more on the next trip to the tent." She moves to the next soldier.

nodded as he finished up and told the soldier to make his way to the tent. "Need help with another transfer?"

nods and puts a temporary bandage on the wounds. "Yes, he's going to need help getting to the tent."

went over and did the same as before. "I can stock up on supplies myself then... If ye run ahead once we get him there, I'll assist when I get back."

helps hold the soldier level. "Okay, get a few bandages and supplies for me as well."

nods as he walked careully again, cursing when he steps awkwardly but manages to recover well enough.

frowns when she notices the misstep. "Careful... I don't want to have to carry you around, too...."

chuckled awkwardly. "It's okay, my footin' just slipped..." He was glad when they got to the tent, taking a moment to catch his breath before going to get more supplies for the both of them.

"Just don't push yourself too much." She sets back out to the lines as soon as she got the soldier set up.

nodded to her as he scrounged around to find supplies. They were low everywhere, but he managed to find enough and headed back out, hoping Gjertrud was okay.

starts to run low on bandages and frowns, starting to look around for Soren.

managed to find her, panting a bit. "Here... there weren't many left..."

frowns and nods as she takes the bandages. "Let's hope the battle slows soon..."

nodded as he looked around. "The firin' has calmed down a bit I think..." He noticed there were still quite a few soldiers down, so he went to go help those who just needed some bandaging.

ventures out to the very front of the lines, helping some of the injured away from the fighting.

stayed back a bit, not wanting to get too close to the action..

hears a yell and frowns, running over to help a soldier who had been badly hurt. She ties off his injured arm and gets another soldier to help him out. Starting to move on, she freezes, feeling light headed.-

She decides to take a break the next time she gets to the medical tent and starts to walk, falling to the ground and noticing that her legs were covered in blood.

continued to help people until he couldn't see her anymore. His heart dropped a bit as he helped all he could on his way to finding her. When he saw her he ran over. "What happened?" He noticed the blood

instantly.

blinks at him in a state of shock. "I...don' know..." She sits up a little and closes her eyes, feeling dizzy. "C-can you do a temporary bandage?"

cursed quietly and looked her over carefully, focusing on her legs and covering as much as he could with what he had. "Ye need to get to the medical tent.." He put his arm around her waist to try and carry her.

keeps her eyes closed and tries to keep her breath even. The pain was starting to kick in and she was panicking a little. "...'k-kay..."

carried her as best he could. "Breath slowly. Keep yer eyes closed and focus... focus on breathin' slowly."

nods against him. "'m tryin..." She clings to him and buries her face against him, trying to calm herself.

tried to calm her as he moved as fast as he could, worried for her. "Shh... ye'll be okay, Gjertrud..."

listens to him and manages to calm herself a little, knowing that she had to stay relaxed until they got back to the tent.

got her to the tent, though there were no free beds so he could a cleanish area to lay her down. "Do yer legs hurt the most?"

tries to sit up so she could look at the damage. "J-ja... I can tie it off for now."

shakes his head. "Lay down. Ye should rest..." He did his best at tying up the wounds, making sure to clean and disinfect them first so her risk of infection was lower.

bites back a yell as he disinfected the wounds. "N-nei... I can do it..."

lightly put a hand on her chest to keep her down. "This is one time to be selfish, Gjertrud. If ye keep movin' ye'll lose blood quicker."

frowns and lays back, closing her eyes. "S-soren, there's not enough staff right now... I will tell you what to do, you can help treat me."

frowned at that, not sure if he felt confident enough to do it. "I... I can find someone, don't worry. Someone will be by soon, and able to help ye..."

sighs under her breath. "Okay..." She closes her eyes and tries to stay relaxed as her adrenaline wanes. "Soon, ja?"

nods as he looked around, holding her hand. "Ja... m'sure..."

grips his hand tightly. "Th-thanks..."

frowned as he couldn't get anyones attention. "Fanden..." He squeezed her hand. "... Tell me what to do."

blinks at him and frowns. She hesitates before taking a deep breath. "Prop me up so I can see... if it's not bad... it might be easier."

nods and did the best he could with what was around him, taking a few pillows for her back.

holds onto a piece of cloth tightly to help distract herself from the pain. "O-okay, it looks like the one on the ankle needs attention right now." She starts to give directions to him.

nodded as he followed every single step, going slowly to make sure he was doing it right. He didn't want to screw up.

keeps focused and gives him direction carefully. She felt like she was going to pass out but she knew she had to stay calm to keep everything safe.

started to work quicker as he saw her state deteriorate. "Just a bit more... then ye can rest..." He made sure to be fully focused.

takes a deep breath. "J-just wrap the last part, don' know if I can stay awake..."

wrapped it quickly, checking her over quickly, thinking that all the blood was stopped. "Don't sleep, Gjertrud..." He went to get her some water and lightly put it in her hand.

's head starts to swim, loosing focus now that she was not giving direction. "No promises..."

frowns and lifted her head to look him in the eyes. "Nej. Ye can't sleep, not yet. Stay awake for a bit longer..."

tries to focus on him. "'m trying... It just hurts."

nods as he held her hands, rubbing his thumbs over the back of her hands lightly. "I know... I've been through similar pain..."

holds onto his hands tightly. "T-takk..."

smiles a bit. "Ye'll be okay, don't worry. Ye're all patched up, and restin'..." He lightly stroked her hair. "And ye're in my care."

tries to smile. "I trust you..."

smiled back to her, still stroking her hair. "Tak... ye'll be fine..." He kissed her forehead. "I promise."

relaxes against him, closing her eyes. "Takk... takk..."

sat beside her and held her against his chest, rubbing her back lightly. "Just keep talkin' to me..."

sighs quietly. "'m sorry..."

shakes his head. "Don't be. It's not yer fault this whole thing started. And ye were just helpin' people... it's yer duty."

nods slowly against him, instantly regretting the motion and hissing in pain.

cotinued to stroke her hair. 'Stay still... at least until we find some painkillers... once ye have some and they kick in we can move ye."

frowns. "N-nei, save them for others, I don' want any."

huffs. "Ye will feel much better. And ye deserve 'em. Ye're gettin' them once I find some."

sighs. "It'll jus be worse when they wear off."

frowns a little. "So ye really don't want 'em?"

fidgets. "I... fine, I'll take them..."

nods as he kissed her forehead. "Is it okay if I leave for a bit to find some?"

hesitates before replying. "Ja."

slowly shifted from her before getting up and going on the hunt for painkillers. He was worried for her, and knew it wasn't just a simple wound she got.

settles down and tries to stay awake. Her eyes slide shut and she leans back more.

frowns when he got back to her, crouching beside her. "Gjertrud?"

blinks up at him. "Soren?"

smiles a bit. "Here, I got ye painkillers and some water. Take 'em."

sits up a little. "T-takk"

helped put the medicine in her mouth and lightly held the water by her lips. He was careful so she'd not choke.

swallows the medicine and drinks the water, glancing at him when she was done.

wiped her mouth a bit before sitting beisde her again, leaning her head on his chest as carefully as he could.

rests against him. "I think a lost of blood... I can't stay awake."

frowns. "Ye'll be okay..." He kissed the top of her head again. "But, if ye have to sleep... at least do it here, in my arms."

sighs under her breath. "I wanna sleep."

nods as he held her close. "Then sleep..."

closes her eyes and evens her breath, too tired to stay up anymore.

pressed his lips on her head, uttering quietly in Danish for her safety.

smiles faintly when she hears the Danish. "Sounds like home..."

blinks a bit. "What do ye mean?"

glances up at him, a little delirious. "Danish, ja? My mother was Danish."

smiles. "Really? Most people hate the language..."

"Ja... I prefer Norwegian, but she'd use Danish."

chuckles. "I'll keep speakin' it to ye then to keep ye awake..."

smiles a little. "I would like that."

continued to talk to her in calm Danish, stroking her hair the whole time.

focuses on his voice, finding that it helped keep her mind off the pain and stay awake.

started to sing a lullaby he knew from when he was a kid.

recognized the song and leans against him more, humming with him.

smiled at that and sang a bit louder for her, still rocking her lightly in his arms.

closes her eyes, relaxing a little. The medicine was starting to take effect.

could tell from how relaxed she was. He finished singing and looked to her. "Better now?"

nods a tiny bit. "Ja... really sleepy."

nods. "Then sleep..."

relaxes against him and slows her breath, starting to fall asleep.

just prayed she'd be okay, but he had a feeling she would be...

would be fine after some rest and time to let everything heal.

would stay by her as best as he could, though he might have to go to help peopl.

would be fine if he helped others. She felt bad that she couldn't be helping...

stayed with her until she fell asleep before propping the pillows up so she'd be supported while he worked extra hard to make up for her being injured.

sleeps peacefully thanks to the medicine.

always checked on her when he passed the area, making sure she was still breathing.

sleeps on, completely out.

finishe fixing up the people that were around and went back to spend time with her, seeing as he had nothing to do now.

stays asleep. She would be glad to now that he had helped and that they were slowing down in the tent.

closed his eyes to sleep a little himself, finding now a good time to catch up on sleep.

leans against him in her sleep.

lightly put his arm around her waist, finding the warmth comforting.

appreciates the comfort and warmth.

just liked comforting people, especially when they were in a situation like this.

sleeps for a few hours before slowly waking up with a groan.

started to move when she did, rubbing his eyes and glancing down to her. He was glad to see her awake.

sways, her head heavy. "Where am I...?"

smiles, holding her head lightly. "Ye're at the medical tent..."

frowns as she remembers what had happened. "Sorry..."

shakes his head. "Don't apologise. It's not yer fault."

sighs quietly. "I should have been more careful."

shrugs. "It's hard to be in a war zone. Ye've done good to not be hurt before this."

"How are the rest of the med staff doing?"

looked around. "Better. They seem to have things under control."

sighs. "Good... I was worried."

hums. "It seems like the battle has ended for now... no more hurt are comin' in, and people seem to be leavin'."

glances at him. "If they have empty beds, I'm sure they won't mind if you take one to rest on."

chuckles. "Are ye nuts? The first one that's free ye're goin' on."

shrugs. "I'm fine without one."

shakes his head. "Ye need one. It'll be better for yer recovery."

sighs quietly. "Fine..."

looked around, noticing one get free and carefully picked her up, bringing her over to it.

blinks in surprise and holds onto him as he carries her.

got her to the bed and laid her down carefully. "There. Just what ye need."

relaxes and sighs quietly. "If possible, can you get a nurse to just double check my wounds?"

nodded, knowing she'd probably want professional work done on her. He went and asked a nurse who was talking to a soldier, and she came over soon after.

The nurse looks over the wounds and adjusts a few things and cleans up the dressings a little.

stayed by Gjertrud, holding her hand lightly so she knew he was still there.

winces a few times and grips his hand tighter. She wasn't used to being the one treated.

squeezed her hand back and reassured her she'd be okay.

The nurse finishes up and moves on to the next patient. Gjertrud blinks up at Soren, taking slow breaths.

smiles a little. "Ye'll be healed in no time."

sighs quietly. "I hope so..."

hums. "I don't have anythin' to do, and no orders to go out. So I can stay."

shakes her head. "No, you don't need to. I would feel bad if you stay."

shrugs. "I can help out here ye know. Be an extra here and there for other nurses."

frowns. "If you want to..."

nods as he got a chair to sit beside her. "I do want to. Ye're my friend."

looks away from him with a frown. "What if I don't want you to stay?"

frowns a bit. "... Then I'd go and help other nurses."

sighs quietly. "I just want some time to myself..." She felt bad for saying it but she didn't want him spending all his time with her when he could be doing other things or spending time with Ludwig.

nods a little. "I'll let ye have yer time, then..." He smiled and squeezed her hand a bit before walked over to help some other nurses.

frowns and avoids looking at him as she rests.

just did his best to help out for anyone who needed it.

glad that he at least was able to help.

liked to do all he could..

liked that about him.

glad he was likeable then~

almost wishes he was less likeable....

couldn't help who he was sadly...

didn't want him to change either. She was just planning on avoiding him for a while.

felt bad for that... He really did like her company..

liked his company as well...

really wanted her to come back to his village, but he doubted she'd come since she'd be surrounded by his attention..

really thinks he should be paying more attention to Ludwig if he was going with him.

knew they had to have their own time to themselves. Besides, he liked her.

needed to find something that would work for her. She didn't want to move somewhere just because he wanted her to.

knew that. He just was very optimistic.