Ronata's room at the walker farm

Brian and Robert had both immediately seen the wand sparks and had apparated to where they had come from. Robert flew towards Khaat. "Dear God!" he said, horrorstricken. He knelt beside Khaat and laid his hand on her muddy forehead. "She's still alive," Robert said. He stood. He knew his aim would have to be true, if it ever was. "Stand back, " he told Ronata, "Just in case."

"Evanesco!" he fired his wand at one end of the fallen tree with all the force he could muster. The tree vanished in a shower of blinding magical sparks. Brian flew and was at Khaat's side before the sparks had even lifted into the air good. He began checking her for injuries. "Robert," he called.

"I know," Robert said, diving back to his daughter's side. The two of them began diagnosing together. Brian laid his hand on her forehead and put a stop to the traumatic shock. That would certainly help. "I need to get her back to her room. I need my things. Go back and get my things and get things set up in my room. I don't know yet if I need to take her to St. Mungos or not. I need to see better."

Brian left on his command. Robert looked at Ronata and said to her, "Nice work. Thank you. And don't worry--I refuse to lose my daughter. Steven, can you get Ronata back? She's worn herself out? I have to get Khaat back." He laid his hand on Khaat's shoulder and apparated her back to the house.

Steven pulled Ronata back from where Brian and Robaert and Kastherin worked on Khaat he stood with his arms around her he could feel her shaking in them , she turned to face him buriying her face inton his chest and he held her close "yes Robert " he said moving Ronata slowly back in the direction of the hose but she ahd only took two steps and her feet fautered and he caought her. Lifting her into his arms he carryed her back to the house and to beside the warm fire but she just staid shaking leaning against him "come on Ronata you should be in a warm bed and dry clothes " he said picking her up again this time to carry her to a spare room . placing her on the bed he sipped of her dirty shoes and placed the blanket over her seing her eys close and her shivering subside as she fell asleep. He lay a gentel kiss in her for head hoping she was far enouph asleep she would think it a dream then heade back down to brew some coffee for the others ..

Robert apparated Khaat back to her room and laid her on the bed. Brian apparated in, carrying Robert's bag. The two of them worked together with all their combined skills. The room was silent except for the sound of their movements.

Khaat began again to fade in and out. The pain was now crystal clear again. She was in excruciating pain. "We know, Khaat," her father's voice came to her through the haze, "We're on it. One moment." She felt her father lay his hands on her ribs, and the unconciousness returned.

Finally, Robert breathed and relaxed. "We've done all we can for now, Brian," he said. "She was unbelievably lucky. We came within a breath of having to do emergency surgery."

"Is she going to be alright?"

"Yes. She's going to hurt like the devil, but yes. She'll be fine. Anymore time under that tree, and we'd have had a totally different outcome today. I'd better go let the others know she's alright. Don't leave her, will you, Brian?"

"Not on my last breath, Robert. I swear."

Robert watched Brian perch himself gingerly on the edge of Khaat's bed. He thought to himself, 'I could do worse than Brian as a son in law--and have.' He walked downstairs to find the others and let them know the danger was past.

Steven moved to Robert standing facing him "sir could you look at Ronata she was soaked threw and very exausted so much so i had to carry her back " he said worried " shes up in the spare room but I know shes crying , I...I don't think its my place " he said lowering his head to Robert "If you could look at her I'd apreciate it" he moved to one side so he could pass if he had to . Steven knowing he was still in the dog house for what he did to jack.

"Just one moment," Robert said. "I will check on her, but first things first. Khaat's had a very, very close call. Her mother needs to know she's looking a bit better." He walked to the kitchen where Kate was busying herself by cleaning an already clean kitchen just to keep her hands busy.

"Kate," Robert said softly, "She's going to be alright." Kate turned on him, her eyes red from crying.

"How many times, Robert?" she demanded, furious. "How many times do we have to do this!" He wrapped her close in his arms. "Kate," he said softly, "She was really lucky. It looked a lot worse than it was. She has a signficant concussion and a lot of broken ribs. There are some internal injuries to her chest. That seemed to take the worst of the whole thing. No broken limbs. Although there are more bruised bones and just general bruises than I can count. She has a lot of bruised vertebrae in her spine. The bottom line is that she missed having to have surgery by the skin of her teeth. She's going to be in a lot of pain for several days. But, by rights, by the size of that tree, she should have been killed."

"What would she ever do if she didn't have you?" she asked very softly, hiding in his neck.

"Why do you do that? Why do you ask yourself unnecessary questions?" he stroked her hair lovingly.

"Can I see her? Please?"

"Of course. She's unconscious, but Brian is with her. Go on up," he smiled at her. She nodded, trying to smile. He brushed away her tears, and she went up to Khaat's room. He stood silently in the kitchen for a moment, needing just a moment's break to reduce his own stress before he did anything else. "Steven," he called, "Has anyone been able to stable that horse and groom it so it doesn't catch cold from being out in the rain?"

Ronata rolled onto her back on the bed her body shook but her mind was clear . throwing back the covers she wiped the tears from her cheeks and forced her self up onto her feet though unstedy they held her and she made ehr way to teh door the blanket wrapped around herb as she moved now bare foot out into the hallway and down to the main area she scowled at Steven as she over heard him talk about her and not ask about Khaat " Forget about me How is she doing, will she live? " Ronata looked at Steven as she moved to face him. " you.. you are an insensative, burish man , you freind lays possibly dieing and all you can think about is me, a perficktly health person. " she moved forward and slapped him hard across his cheek. "that is for fighting with jack and not caring enouph about Khaat" she paused as she pulled the blanket around her as she shivered once again turning to Robert and ignoring her own weakness and slight discomfort " please say she will be alright" she asked her legs feeling some what like jelly as she stood in front of him more from the impresive stature of the man.

"She was very lucky," Robert said. "She's going to live, but she's going to be very uncomfortable for awhile. She's still unconscious at the moment, but she's going to have a huge headache from a concussion she has. She has a lot of broken ribs, and a lot of those have multiple fractures--so we shall have to be on the watch against pneumonia developing. She has some internal chest injuries, but that's to be expected. Her chest took the worst of the weight of the tree, and her head must have hit the ground first when she fell. She's got far more bruises than I can count, so I doubt she's going to want to be seen in public in her summer clothes for awhile. She has some damage to her back, so that's going to hurt.

"Basically, she's not going to want to go too far or too fast. But if you had not found her, she would not have survived. Thank you. Now, let me recharge you a bit. Flying takes an extraordinary amount of energy."
He drew his wand and leveled it at her. "Renervate!" he cast a spell to revive her energies. "There. That should help you feel better. I'm going to go up and see Khaat. Brian is staying with her right now, but I don't want to be gone from her too long. If you two would do us a favor and take care of Abbey and Dakota for a short bit, I'd be very grateful. Those two little girls are the dearest things to her heart right now. It would mean a lot to us." He excused himself and went back upstairs to Khaat.

Ronata sighed she knew it had been a close call she could say nothing more but gave a weakened smile to him. she felt much better after he had cast "Renervate" on her but she still scowled again at Steven "I will look after them don't worry , just take care of Khaat " She said and moved back up the stairs now little more faster than she had come down them , quickly changing she moved to the nursary an looked in on the two babies who were still sound asleep, she settled in a chair and watched both cribs making sure she didn't fall asleep even though her body wanted it . she jumped slightly when Abby wimpered in her crib , walking over she pulled the blanket over her and gently stroked her head softly siging a lullaby to soothe her back to sleep.

ooc: by the way, don't forget the nursery is just across the hall from khaat's room. I"m going to skip a bit of time here.

Khaat woke very slowly. Her head felt like it was split in half. She heard a groan that didn't quite sound like hers. "Easy," she heard Brian's voice say very softly. She felt his touch as he laid an ice pack against her head. It took a long moment before she could focus. She saw him there, in dim light.

"Brian?" she groaned.

"Welcome back," he said.

"What time is it?"

"Nearly ten. You've been unconscious for hours. Lay still. You have some broken bones. How do you feel?"

"Hurts," she said groggily.

"I'll fix it," he said, laying his hand on her forehead. He drew off her pain. She felt deep relief. She exhaled a bit just out of the relief from the intense pain.

"The tree," she remembered.

"Yeah. The tree," he nodded. "You were trapped for hours in a dry creek bed in the rain. "

"I..have broken bones?'"

"Lots and lots of broken ribs. Lots of bruised bones in your back, and a whale of a concussion, and endless bruises. "

"I have to work on Monday," she groaned.

"Um.. no." he said firmly. "Not happening. You're going to be here at home with me and the girls. You were lucky you weren't killed. Is there anything you need?"

"Um.. some water, maybe?"

"Ok. I'll get it. Don't move!" he said, getting up and heading off to the kitchen.

Ronata sat up right she ahd dozed off to sleep but teh sound of voices woke her . standing she checked on the babies finding them still asleep. Moving to teh nursary door she listenednto Brian talking to Khaat then leave . Slowly she moved to the bedroom door "how are you feeling?" she asked softly she didn't enter the room just in case she wasn't welcome "abby and dakota are sleeping" she said reasuring her they were both fine "I couldn't help hear you mention work, I could get messages to Lizzy for you, and I'll work double dutys so she can take car of teh paper work and stuff" she took one step into the room "please just get better" she pulled the blanket tighter around her as she still felt the cold a little.