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New Beginnings, Chapter 3

​A Bad Feeling

Back home after the party, Naomi tried to get back to working on her baby clothes...
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But she had a very bad feeling...
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...and try as she might...
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..she couldn't shake the feeling that something terrible was about to happen.
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Miho felt it too, but didn't want to upset Naomi...
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"How are you doing?"
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"I have this awful feeling....that something is going to happen to Baron..."
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Miho tried to comfort her daughter-in-law....
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"He's been out on the annual Winter Patrol many times, and nothing has ever happened before.."
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But in her heart she feared Naomi had good reason to be worried.  
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Can't Sleep

It was getting late, and time for bed..
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Unfortunately the bad feelings hadn't gone away. But, she knew that she should try and get some rest....
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...so she went to bed...
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But sleep would not come...
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..as she lay tossing and turning....
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 ...alone in their big empty bed.
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Ambushed!

The attack came out of nowhere!  Baron, Rex, and Fenwick had just left a small village, and were headed through a wooded area, when they were ambushed by a group of mercenaries. Baron bore the brunt of their attack, and as suddenly as they had appeared they were gone, leaving Baron lying mortally wounded, bleeding in the snow...
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Rex held his friend as he started to lose consciousness...
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"He looks really bad."
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He's going to bleed out right here in the snow if we don't get him some help...fast..."
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"You stay here with him..."
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"...and I'll go for help."
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"Make it fast..."
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 "I don't think he has a lot of time..."
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Baron tried to speak...
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"If... I don't make it....."
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"Don't talk like that..... You're going to be okay."
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"If....I don't make it....promise..."
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"....promise me....that you'll look.........look after Naomi.....and the baby...."
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Baron started to drift into unconsciousness....
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"You have to stay awake!   Look at me!   Help is coming!  You have to stay with me!"
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"Tell.....Naomi...."
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"No......you can tell her yourself...."
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"Tell.....Naomi....I love her...."
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Surgery

Help arrived quickly, and they rushed Baron to the village Doctor, who just happened to be a very skilled surgeon.
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The Doctor removed all the arrows, cleaned and closed the wounds.
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"There.  I've done all that I can."
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"Now it's up to him."
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Baron started to come to...
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"Take it easy, son...."
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"You've just been through an awful lot."
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"In fact you are lucky to be alive."
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Prognosis

The Doctor had done all that he could...
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"So, what are his chances?"
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"It's hard to say. His injuries are very severe, and he's lost a lot of blood."
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"He was lucky the arrows didn't hit any of his vital organs."
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"But he also sustained some wounds to his head, and he has a concussion, and a broken arm."
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"But he's young, and healthy, so now we just wait and see.....and hope that infection doesn't set in."
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Rex went to sit beside his friend...
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"I need you to fight this....to fight this, and get better....."
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"Naomi needs you....and your baby needs you.   So I need you to fight this."
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Bad News

Monica was with Lawrence in his office...
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...when Narin came in.  "Excuse me for interrupting, Your Majesty..."
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"Winston is here, and he says it's urgent that he see you right away."
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"What is it Winston?"
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"I have an urgent letter for you Sire."
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"It's from Rex."
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Lawrence opened the letter and started to read...."Rex writes that there's a group of mercenaries who have been terrorizing the countryside in the far north. They've been pillaging and burning...."
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 "...and....they have attacked the Winter Patrol, leaving Baron critically injured.....and fighting for his life.   Oh no!  This is terrible!"
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He turned to Winston, "Did you have a chance to see Baron when Rex gave you this letter?"
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"How bad is he?"
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But Winston couldn't hold it together any longer, and broke down...​"He looks terrible!
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 "I don't want him to die!"
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Monica went to comfort Winston, as Lawrence read the letter again. He could barely believe it...
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Baron had been his best friend ever since they were both little, and he couldn't wrap his head around the thought of losing him.
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"Winston..."
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"...maybe you can do something for me?"
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"Would you be willing to fly up north every day to check on Baron..."
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"...and then report back to us on how he is doing?"
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"I...could.... do that."
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Lawrence had been in shock at the news, and the seriousness of the situation was finally starting to sink in. 
​"This is all my fault.  I should never have sent him."
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Monica tried to reassure him, "This is not your fault. How were you to know?"
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"He's been going up there for years, and nothing has ever happened to him before."
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"'We can only hope and pray that he's going to be okay."
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"Sire, I'd be happy to go check on Baron every day for you...."
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"So, I'll be back again tomorrow. Maybe there will be some good news."
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"Thank you Winston. I sure hope so."
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* next - Chapter 4

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