For just a moment, Athena froze at Jessa’s words before collecting herself.
She knew full well how much Xander cared for her, but it was odd hearing this coming from Jessa.
Athena glanced at Jessa, but the latter had already averted her gaze.
Jessa buried her face in the pillow and mumbled, “Ouch, that hurts a bit. Go easy on me.”
Athena looked at her hand in surprise; she hadn’t even come close to touching Jessa’s wound.
It was strange, Jessa hadn’t even flinched when Athena cleaned her wound earlier.
“What is this? Did he send you to talk me into something?” Athena asked, her tone laced with skepticism.
Her lips curved slightly as she found herself thinking of Xander’s handsome face.
Athena suddenly wondered where he was now, or what he might be doing.
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Jessa turned back to her and said softly, “I’m not here to convince you of anything. I just want to remind you, cherish the one you have now. Don’t end up like me…”
Jessa’s words trailed off as she fell silent.
Athena had no intention of prying into Jessa’s past, so she let the matter drop.
After applying the medicine and carefully bandaging Jessa’s wound with gauze, Athena finally said, “It looks like we’ll have to stay at the inn for a few days.”
Jessa bolted upright, only to cry out as the sudden movement tugged at her wound. “No way!” she insisted. “We have to get to Wendral Mountain right away.”
Jessa winced, sweat beading on her forehead from the searing pain, yet she stubbornly tried to get up, ignoring her wound.
Athena firmly pressed down on her shoulder. “Do you want to die? If that wound gets infected, it could be fatal. I call the shots here. We’re resting for a few days.”
Although Athena was eager to find the evidence, she couldn’t just disregard Jessa’s injury.
She had no choice but to put things on hold for now.
Jessa couldn’t prevail over Athena and, reluctantly, lay back down.
After that, Athena placed a basin of water on a stool by the door, the slightest nudge would send it crashing down, serving as a simple alarm.
Then, she spread some bedding on the bench in the outer room and lay down fully clothed.
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