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“That was not a suggestion…”
Jan’s gaze didn’t waver from the body lying prone on the ground beneath his hands. He reached into the bag next to him and pulled out a scalpel.
“Did you hear me? I said-”
Jan grunted. He’d heard. Step away from the body, the large guardian had said.
He had heard, he just hadn’t cared.
The dragon in front of him was almost gone, the victim of some sort of vicious attack and practically in two pieces. He plunged his hands back into the bloody mess of organs.
He heard the guardian say something else, but didn’t spare the focus to decipher what it was.
This was a mistake. A few moments later something hard collided with his midsection, and he was thrown away from the body.
Jan blinked and stayed where he was for a moment, arm coming up to grip his stomach lightly. With a small huff he rolled and slowly began to push himself off the ground.
“I told you to step away from the body.” The guardian stopped next to Jan, and watched him a moment before pulling a leg back and slamming it into him.
The feeling was identical to the one moments before, so Jan decided they must have both been kicks. He coughed, grimacing into the dirt.
“This isn’t your business.” Jan barely looked up in time to see the foot swing back a third time.
“He’s going to die and you’re going to let him.” A hand reached down and dragged him up, grabbing tightly at his collar.
“You shouldn’t have even stopped walking.” A fist this time, in the gut.
More fists, the side of his head, the stomach again, the chest, a fist pulled all the way back and slammed straight into his face. Blood. he tasted it this time, That’s bad…
He smiled again, forcing the corners of his mouth back up in defiance of the situation.
That earned him another crack in the jaw, but the smile stayed in place. The guardian dropped Jan, who crumpled like laundry into a pile at it’s feet.
“But honestly, I’m glad you came by. I was getting pretty bored.”
The next few kicks came in rapid succession with Jan’s aggressor showing no signs of stopping soon. Parts of Jan began going numb with searing pain until finally he blacked out all together.
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“Are you okay?”
Jan blinked, and turned to face Var. “Hm?”
Var tilted his head slightly, “You okay?” He repeated.
Jan widened his smile, “Yeah. ‘Course.”
The other doctor’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You zoned out. Did you hear what I said at least?”
Jan shook his head, Something about livers, maybe?
His mate gave a small huff, “I said you should lay down and rest for a while.”
“And that it wasn’t a suggestion.”