Posted by Lieutenant Commander Sharah Fayth (Chief Star Fleet Medical Officer) in All Good Deeds Have a Price

Posted by Civilian Yavia Crockett (Nurse - Sacred Heart Hospital) in All Good Deeds Have a Price
With an arm around Sharah, Yavia led her out of the Governor’s home and toward the private lift. One of the guards was kind enough to give them help with the medical equipment. Yavia, Ilena, and Sharah and slud into the back of the slider.

“Take her home Yavia. Let her rest.” She set a hand on Sharah’s arm. “No, don’t argue. You look horrible and the pain and fatigue are palatable. You need rest. I will tell Lt. Asimina you are with a critical patient all day.” The other Betazed woman looked back at Yavia. “I will return all the equipment to and let Shrine know where you are. I’ll come check on her after my shift.”

Yavia nodded, brushing Sharah’s hair back as she rested on her shoulder. “We’ll take you to the hospital first. It will give her time to rest.” Ilena agreed, running a scan over Sharah. There really wasn’t anything they could do, but let her body work through it. Her Paracortex, as always, was hyper active and whatever Sharah and Governor had done, had left Sharah raw and from the telepathic feel of her, with no defenses left. She needed rest and reprieve, but Ilena wasn’t sure how she would get it.

After dropping Ilena at the hospital, the slider made it’s way across the city, to the semi secluded home of Major General Charles Tenkiller and his partners. Yavia led Sharah inside and down to their room. It was the deepest underground. It was more psychically distant than the rest of the house. She got her I to bed and then laid down beside her. She pulled a blanket over the other woman and wrapped Sharah in her arms.

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Sharah slept fitfully. The noise was so insistent. It was always chaotic and always loud, but what she had done had removed what few shields she had. The exhaustion and strain made it difficult to find her way to maintain. It would pass. It had to pass, Sharah couldn’t stay this way. After an hour or so, Yavia woke her with a gently brush of her fingertips over her forehead and temple. It relieved the pain of the headache, but did nothing for the confusion and chaos. She was holding the box with Sharah’s headband. “Come on, Sweetheart. I know it can be a bit uncomfortable getting it set, but it’s been getting better.” She smiled gently, “Though that may not be true today. It will help you sleep better.” Yavia stroked her hair and gently kissed her forehead. “Don’t worry, I won’t leave you at all.”

“I know,” Sharah whispered. Any sound seemed so stark compared to the noise in her head. Yavia helped her sit up and support her while they got the band in place and then turned on. It was almost like putting it on again for the first time, except Sharah knew what to expect. The silence was deafening and the pain caused her to blackout momentarily.

Yavia wiped her face with a damp cloth and held her. She stared into her onyx eyes when she opened them. “Go on to sleep, I know you’re exhausted. Sleep will help, rest, I’ll be right here. Promise.” Sharah nodded as her eyes closed. Yavia hoped it was true that sleep would help. The band was only good for about 16 hours at that power setting. Once it had to be recharged, Yavia didn’t know what they would do.

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Yavia sat on the bed beside Sharah. Sharah seemed to sleep more peacefully with the band activated. She wondered what it was like for Sharah. To have her own dreams, uninfluenced by the thoughts of others.

At the very least Sharah slept heavily and Yavia let her. The band caused a kind of incessant background buzz that was annoying, but as long as Yavia was aware of it, she knew the band was working.

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