the keeper's cottage · day 573 · night

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin14:19

Jenny, let me look at your ankle. I'll clean it again and put on a fresh poultice.

walk to Jenny on the porch, kneel beside her, and gently remove the old gauze from her ankle to inspect the wound.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's falling and Jenny's ankle's worse. I need to get the Yanmar running smooth for the supply boat run tomorrow, but she can't wait. I'll check the wound, change the dressing, and make sure she's got antibiotics and water. Then I'll get back to the engine.

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🌿 Jenny14:20

Be careful. It's throbbbing again.

Jenny flinches as the way pulls away, her hand gripping the wood of the way chair as she breathes through gritted teeth.

💭 peek at the thought

The skin is so hot, and the red lines are moving up. If this reaches my heart, I'll never get to open that tin of seeds.

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🔧 Kevin14:21

I know. I'll be gentle. Let me flush it with saline first, then we'll get the poultice on and your medicine down.

pour clean saline from the bottle over Jenny's ankle wound to flush out debris, then use clean gauze to pat the area dry around the edges without touching the open tissue.

💭 peek at the thought

She's in real pain. The infection's deep. I need to clean it out properly, not just surface wash. I'll use saline, then reapply the sea beet-mint poultice, and make sure she takes her doxycycline with water. Keep it clean, keep it covered.

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🌿 Jenny14:22

It's burning. Is the boat actually coming tomorrow?

Jenny leans her head back against the whitewashed stone, eyes closed as she waits for the stinging to subside.

💭 peek at the thought

The salt water stings, but the heat in my blood is worse. I can feel the pulse in the infection.

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🔧 Kevin14:23

The supply boat's due tomorrow if the weather holds. We've got the dinghy prepped, the radio checked, and a signal ready. But right now, your ankle comes first. Let me get the poultice on.

take the fresh sea beet-mint poultice from the cloth and apply it gently over Jenny's cleaned ankle wound, then wrap it with clean gauze to hold it in place without cutting off circulation.

💭 peek at the thought

She's asking about the boat because she's scared and wants hope. The barometer's still falling, wind's picking up — I won't lie. But I won't crush her either. I'll tell her what I know: we're ready, and we'll go if it comes. Keep her focused on the next step — her ankle, the poultice, the pills.

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🌿 Jenny14:24

Just... make sure it's tight.

Jenny lets out a long, shaky breath as the gauze is secured, her hand trembling slightly in her lap.

💭 peek at the thought

The mint is cool for a second, but the fever is still rising. If I don't make it, the seeds rot in the tin.

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