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Doc gave a disgruntled growl over her high-handedness and crossed his arms with a glare for her, "Considering that I'm an actual doctor, I would like to think that I know what I'm doing with a patient. Second, he was shot after your treatment of his migraine and suffered the loss of both of his mates. He received some magical healing but interrupted it to be a stubborn idiot. I had a feeling that the Church was preparing to take him out and came to the island prepared for the nasty cocktail they used on him. The reason I'm still here after treating him is to make sure he doesn't do anything more than lifting a spoon for the next four days," he informed the female in a biting tone that showed that she'd jumped in too deep before getting relevant information.

He turned to look Frost over for a moment then made a decision, "And it looks like his second babysitter is here so we're safe there," he added before turning back to her

By now, his usual brown eyes were shifting into a pale blue as he suppressed his temper, "So the next time you start barking, female, you'd better get your information first instead of being an insulting b***h," he added with a deeper growl that showed just how upset she'd made him

He collected his bags then turned and headed for the stairs but paused at the door briefly, "Besides, if you think I do anything but my best work for a friend I've known for the better part of four centuries, you've lost what's left of your mind," he finished then headed down the stairs, revealing that Cassius was both a patient and a friend.

Doc knew that the bandages were perfect, as were the stitches underneath. Even the sickly green veins were beginning to fade from around the wounds, though it would still take days for Cassius to fully heal, then weeks to reach his full strength.

The Church had been fully intent on killing the beautiful siren, after all....

Doc went out the back door and thoroughly inspected the body of the one that Tiny had killed. He knelt beside the body and pulled the jacket off then went over the body completely. It took him a bit but he finally found what he needed. He left the body in place and headed inside and upstairs. He was only carrying one of his bags this time as well as the jacket from the body.

He paused for a moment to check on Cassius, noting how much he'd been healed from Za'Vira's magic. He finally looked at the male sitting beside the bed, noting the insignias on his clothing. He gave a heavy sigh and ran a hand through his hair, "My friends and I came to check on Cass. We found another man here. Well, Tiny found him. Up here," he offered the jacket, "He was wearing this," he let the man look it over, knowing that he'd recognize the officer's rank and note the name on it, "He had something else... It's why Tiny killed the b*****d..." he added then opened his bag and lifted out the revolver, passing it over, "You'll want to look at the bullets," he suggested.

He'd already looked them over. He knew that one was for Cassius. One was likely for the elf he'd heard about. The others were for different targets, one bullet for each.

He waited in silence for a long moment then he looked down at Cassius and gently moved a lock of that white hair out of the mermaid's face with a soft sigh, "You know... Cass convinced me to go to medical school... Most of my den owe their lives to him. We all know it. He was the first one to tell us about this place. But he's taken numerous hits... He's swum just about every body of water. He's seen a lot of crap. He's been attacked by the Church numerous times. More than what most of the people here know about. They've been going after him for a long time..." he said softly then pulled something else from his bag that he put into Cassius's hand and tucked it where it couldn't be seen.

Then he got to his feet and closed his bag, picking it up and slowly heading for the door where he paused, "Just to let you know... They added something else to the rounds... Something new based on something old... The old CDC was working on a so called vaccine... One that would eliminate anything not human. I don't know how they found it or how they changed it but they've added it to the rounds they're using on the island here. Thankfully, I had someone tell me about it, give me a sample of it. I was able to work up a counter to it. I have to go treat an elf with it. Then I have to find out who else I have to treat up at the castle. Cassius should be fine now. Just don't let him do much for a couple of days," he told him simply then headed back downstairs.

He collected his other bags and headed for the inn to tell Tiny and Dix that he had another patient to look at then he'd be heading for the castle. On the way, he found Rex in the marketplace and explained it all to him. In order to give Layla the proper dosage, he had to see her. That meant dealing with Za'Vira again... But this time, he had something else to offer her that might keep her off his back.


About an hour after Doc left, Cassius gave a groan and shifted in the bed, frowning as he raised his hand to his head. After a moment, he blinked open his lavender eyes. The first thing he saw was the painting above his bed of himself in his mermaid form with a sunset coloring the water around him. It was beautiful and was something that showed him that someone had found him beautiful.

He turned his head and blinked as he noticed Frost sitting beside the bed. He looked over the man's features and found himself very enticed. He finally gave a drowsy smile, "Well this is a pleasant sight to wake up to," he said soflty and blinked as he turned his head again, "I'm usually the one doing the seducing... But I think I'll give someone else the chance to seduce me for a change," he added before frowning as he noticed something in his other hand and raised it to look at it.

It was a carved gem he'd done ages ago. He'd done a bear out of a very rare black diamond, "I see Doc was here," he murmured, "I'll have to give this back to him later... I have to get the energy to reset the spells on it first," he said to himself as he lowered that hand and blinked up at the painting again.

That painting never ceased to amaze him... While he knew he was beautiful, he still had is vanity issues. For someone to see him as something beautiful enough to paint like that, it meant a great deal to him.

He blinked again and turned to look at the man next to him, "Frost, right?" he asked, wanting to confirm that he was remembering correctly.