the keeper's cottage · day 465 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Jenny's ankle infection held at the marked line, a good sign after the first antibiotic dose. Kevin ran the generator at dawn for the radio schedule and checked the dock mooring ring at low tide, driving additional oak wedges to secure it against the coming supply boat.

🌿 Jenny00:35

I'm just sitting down.

Sit on the kitchen chair, unwrap the bandage from my ankle, and inspect the skin for increased redness or heat.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing again; I need to check the poultice before the infection gets too deep.

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🔧 Kevin00:35

Kettle's on. Made limpet broth — there's a mug on the counter if you want it.

pour broth into a tin mug and set it on the table near her chair

💭 peek at the thought

Watching her check the ankle without me hovering. The red line hasn't moved past where I marked it with pen yesterday. That's something.

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🌿 Jenny00:37

Thanks.

Reach for the mug to Feel the warmth, then go back to peeling the mint poultice off my skin.

💭 peek at the thought

He's trying to be helpful, but the smell of the broth makes me faint.

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🔧 Kevin00:37

Red line holding at the pen mark?

lean against the doorframe, arms crossed, watching her ankle without staring

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving slower than she lets on. The way she favors that leg even sitting down.

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🌿 Jenny00:39

I think so.

Trace the edge of the redness with a clean finger to see if it has crossed the pen ink mark.

💭 peek at the thought

It's close enough, but I don't want to admit it's winning.

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🔧 Kevin00:39

That's good then. Finish the broth — salt and minerals'll help.

glance at the radio on the shelf, the aerial wire running out through the porch roof to the mast

💭 peek at the thought

Good. Holding. The antibiotics are doing their job. Still need to finish the course though — three days left on the doxycycline, four metronidazole.

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