A Birth day

Robert trimmed a piece of gauze, with a razor sharp scalpel into very thin ribbons, to make tiny bandages for the fairy patient while Minos visited for a moment with Angus. He seemed to be having a short conversation with Angus before returning to the table to the injured fairy. He saw Robert's almost thread thin bandages, and he nodded, glad Robert had thought of it. He gestured to the small potions bottles, and then showing each one to Jess and Robert, he showed them a potions bottle and then gestured what it was for. There was one that was used exclusively for cleaning an open wound. There was another for fighting infection, another for reducing the bruises. There was another for restoring the Fae magical system. Another for the circulation system. Another for digestive system, another for respiratory. Another for bones, one for tissue, one for nerves, one for organs, one for pain, one for calming and one for sleep, and a few more. Robert opened the bottles, one by one and smelled them. They were all basically herbal formulations combined with finely powdered minerals, woods, etc, and Fae magic.

"These are far superior to anything we have, Jess. These are incredible," Robert told her. "No wonder the Fae have survived thousands of years. This is incredible knowledge that the Fae doesn't give away to anyone." Minos gestured that he felt comfortable sharing this little bit because he trusted them.

Jess looked at each bottle Minos held up and explained what they were for she heard Robert and nodded " I feel honored that hes sharing it with us" she said smiling to Minos as he continued to show them and explain the potions he had brought to them.

Ruby sat down and opened her book as she read it keeping one eye on Caprice who was now sat with her teddy while Amari slept next to her. Aria pored some coffee and walked over to Marcus " here" she said handing him a cup then placing one down next to Angus while returning for her own cup before sitting down on the sofa.

"Thanks," Marcus said. He stacked the few dirty dishes that were there on Angus's overbed table, and he floated them over to the sink.

Minos had something he wanted to show Jess and Robert. He took the various potions and took equal amounts of most of them, and he combined them. Then, instead of channeling life support energies into the injured fairy, Minos fired life support energies into his blend of healing potions. The new potions blend itself began to glow with the same energy that a normal fairy would have. Then he added a bit of the potion to the dressings and applied them to the fairy's wounds. The fairy's life energies began to come up at once.

Minos looked at Angus and began to gesture, hoping he could relay a message.

"Minos thinks if you try this with some of our healing potions, you might be able to actually develop a life support potion," Angus said.

"We've been trying to do that for decades, and we haven't ever been successful," Robert said. "But this might be worth a try. Thank you, Minos. Perhaps this is the key we haven't been able to find. I like this alot."

There was a knock on the door, and Kate opened the door and came in.

"Sorry to barge in, but there are four men here with duffel bags," she said. "And they don't speak English."

"Oh!" Marcus said. "I know who those are." He didn't want to reveal that these were very likely the workers to build the sheepfold and the shelter, in case it was supposed to be a surprise for Kate.

"Oh, I do too," Angus said, getting up. Marcus got his robe and slippers and helped him put it on. "We need to get someone to set up a tent for them. If not, we can have them sleep in here somewhere, even if they sleep on the floor. It's too cold to just sleep out under the stars." He headed for the door to go out and meet the new contractors.

Jess watched Minos mix the potions and add it to the bandage then add his energies into the bandage and the mixture on it . Jess studied it closely then looked to Robert " maybe so" she said gently picking up the bottle with the mixture in it, enlarging it she took some cloth and added it to it. " like this?" she asked as she placed her hand above it and sent her energy into it.

Ruby smiled seeing Kate enter the duplex and noted how Robert knew who they were. she heard Angus and realized " I'll send for Jack I'm sure he could get the tent up" she said writing a note and fashioning it into a bird and sent it out.

It didn't have far to go since Jack was passing by the duplex , he took the bird and read it then looked at Angus " on it" he called out hurrying to where the new structure was going to be.

The men recognized Angus at once. Three of them had been playmates with Angus when Angus was small. The fourth was older. He remembered watching Angus grow up first in his parents' care and then, far more happily, in Edward and Caprice's care. They saw how badly Angus was wounded, but Angus didn't hold back. He welcomed them with hugs--careful hugs--but hugs nonetheless, and much gratitude for them coming. He explained that they would be cooking for them and providing them with anything and everything that they needed.

Marcus brought a lawn chair for Angus, and Angus sat and talked with them in Italian about the project and what the animals would be used for. The men were delighted. They questioned Angus about the wounds he had, and when he told them briefly, downplaying how bad it really was, they were outraged, and they demanded that they be called next time, pledging that no one was going to get a chance to harm Angus or any of the Donohue family--a family they believed was as much their own as if they had been born Donohues.

"Can you manage without me for a moment? I'll take them to the construction area," Marcus said.

"Please," Angus said, knowing he was not able to walk that distance himself. Marcus motioned to the men and took them over to the far side of the barn. Angus, for his part, sat, simply because he was entirely too tired to come back in on his own.

"I need to go out and get him," Kate said quietly to those inside. "He's knackered. He's not coming back in because he can't make it on his own."

Ruby watched as Angus hugged the men then sat down she watched as Marcus showed the men where to go. Hearing Kate she nodded to her " I'll make his bed so its fresh" she said turning to strip and remake with fresh bedding for Angus. Aria looked up as she did it .

Jack went to a spot and put up a magic tent making sure the ties were secure to the ground. Once up he went in to check it, finding it as it should he walked out and saw Marcus with the men walking over " all's ready" he said to Marcus as he pulled back the flap for them to enter.

"Thank you, Jack. It looks great." Marcus told Jack as they all entered the tent. Marcus introduced the men to Jack and made sure Jack knew their names. "Emil is the senior member of these four. He's here to act as foreman of this small crew, and he's done a lot of building projects for Edward, he says. The tall man here is Paolo. The man with the curly hair is Enzo, and the small wiry lad is Santo. Paolo says they make a good crew." He spoke another moment with them and looked at Jack. "They'll be coming to the duplex for their meals and probably for showers too, I would expect. They don't speak English but they all have pocket sized Italian to English translation books with them. Oh, and apparently they all have some stories about Angus." The four men laughed mischievously at that. "They'll be starting at daylight on the project."

"I'll get him," Robert said to Kate. He went outside and went to Angus. "Let me give you a hand, Son." He helped Angus to his feet and helped him walk from the lawn chair back inside, and he put Angus into bed. "I think you need to stay right there now til morning. You're now pushing way too far. Do you need anything?"

"No, I don't think. Thanks, Robert," Angus said, leaning back and closing his eyes. Robert checked him briefly and returned to the table. Minos gestured to Jess and Robert, hoping that he could make them understand that he felt the fairy was now out of danger and that he was very grateful for their help, but he felt they needed to get some food themselves and take care of their own needs. Minos believed he could manage now.

Ruby heard Robert and was relived he was fetching Angus as she knew he would listened to him more than Kate. " thank you Robert" she said smiling as she saw him move Angus back into the duplex and back onto his bed. Aria looked up and watched but said nothing as she knew Robert had it in hand, she did however accioed a jug of cold water to refresh the one by his bed.

Jack heard Marcus and nodded "That's good means I don't have to keep an eye on them and can focus on the grounds, oh please let them know the materials are all stacked under that tarp" her said pointing to a large blue tarp not far from them. He heard them mention they would have meals at the duplex and nodded again " okay" he simply said.

"Oh, and one more thing," Marcus said. "They were trained as fighters by Edward years ago, in case werewolves came onto the estate grounds for some sort of retribution. They already know you're a werewolf, but Edward told them there would be werewolves here that were not to be hunted. They have no need to come after you. We'll make sure that they know that none of the werewolves on the grounds are not intruders. If there is trouble of any kind, though, they won't hesitate to join the brawl. I get the feeling they are a bit more redneck about it, if you get my drift. Paolo told me that anyone who tried to come against the Donohues, he would simply draw and quarter them."

"He'll be alright, Ruby," Robert saw Angus slip almost instantly into sleep, and Robert went to pack up his bag. "If he does much more tonight, though, he's going to risk a setback, and I'm not willing to go there. When Marcus comes back in, I'm going to make sure Marcus stays on him. There's no need for Angus to be up anymore tonight. Let him sleep, and if anyone tries to wake him up for any reason other than the house being on fire, feel free to hex their lips right off them, would you? In the meantime, I might go have a word with Marcus and then head home since Minos has this in hand. Jess, I think it's safe for you to head home too. As always, you did great work. Thank you for being here. It really helped."

Jack listened to Marcus and laughed then smiled to the men " good to know Jessie and I are safe" he said smiling to them. He heard them talking about fighting and nodded " good to know we have skilled fighters on the grounds even if its just until the pens and huts are built" he added.

Ruby looked to Robert as he spoke to her about Angus and she nodded " he did good thought, even if he did over do it " she said smiling as she covered Angus up with the bedding. She chuckled as she heard Robert talk of any one waking him " no more shouting, birds only" she said in a hushed whisper to him so not to wake Angus. Aria smiled and looked to Robert.

"Marcus will agree on that statement" she said smiling as she finished her coffee and placed down the paper she was reading.