The Sage of Einar

Kassia, who was helping Felipa change the bandages of a woman who had an amputation due to the eruption of the volcano from long ago.

 

She looked at her daughter and wiped her sweat using a linen rag before handing her a group of clean bandages. "You are doing very well, Felipa.

 

I think you are learning quickly with Einar. If you continue in that way, I am sure you will be a true doctor. "

 

Felipa only smiled at her mother\'s words and continued placing the new bandage on the stump of the woman\'s foot. When she finished, she looked at the woman emphatically.

 

"The bandage is ready. You just have to remember to clean the wound, continue taking the herbal teas and maintain a preferably low-fat diet.

 

If you continue to follow the directions in a month or two, the stump wound will be completely healed. "

 

The woman who was 40 years old sighed and stroked the bandage on her leg "It hurts me to see my leg in this condition, but I do not regret having saved my little daughter.

 

Thank you for taking care of me. I would also like you to give my thanks to herald Einar for the crutches and for being able to have my children studying at the orphanage school. "

 

Kassia who was washing her hands just turned her head "It\'s the least we can do to compensate for the losses caused by the volcano.

 

Either way, remember to report if you feel bad or any abnormality that you feel in your body. "

 

The woman nodded and with the help of Felipa; she got up while adjusting her crutches. At that moment Kassia remembered something for which she walked towards the woman.

 

"I was forgetting. Einar told me yesterday that if you were available tomorrow, it is necessary for you to appear in the great hall.

 

This is because he took the measurements of all those who lost a limb to make what he calls a prosthesis.

 

Which is a piece of metal with which you can again walk or grab some objects if your arm was amputated. "

 

The woman hearing that shed some tears and decidedly looked at Kassia "You can count on my presence, if somehow I can walk again, I will be very grateful."

 

When she finished saying those words, the woman left the room that was functioning as a small consulting room and let in a slave who had some cleaning tools.

 

Seeing the slave happily cleaning the blood and dirt from the office, Kassia and Felipa went out to a small living room and took off their masks to breathe better. Felipa then wiped the sweat from her mouth and sat on a chair to rest.

 

"Mother still amazes me how a piece of cloth in the mouth can avoid many complications with open wounds.

 

To think that saliva would have so many microbes ... "

 

Sighing, Felipa looked at the ceiling "Knowing all this makes me happy but at the same time makes me feel quite powerless against an enemy that I cannot see.

 

Hopefully, Einar can make antibiotics out of the fungus. "

 

Kassia, who was also resting, turned her head and looked at her daughter.

 

"It will take maybe a lifetime trying to recreate the fungus that produces penicillin, but I\'m sure it will, although it will be up to the children to find a way to store the penicillin without losing its effectiveness.

 

But I can tell you that if you are afraid of not being able to do anything against bacteria and viruses, it makes him feel helpless and sad because he knows what to use to face diseases but he has no way of creating medicine.

 

Although he is the herald of Odin, remember that he is like you or me. He is a man who bleeds and that his only advantage is to know the knowledge delivered by Odin.

 

Even with that, I am sure that he will work tirelessly to achieve his goals. "

 

When Felipa heard her mother speak she began to laugh "Mother, you sound like a young woman in love when you talk about Einar."

 

Kassia took a deep breath and caressed her stomach "He is my husband and he will be the father of your brother or sister. Of course, I am in love with him and I will help him in any way I can.

 

Besides, you don\'t feel the same about Peder, look that you always talk about him, you get lost in your words while you remember your moments with him. "

 

Felipa blushed and lowered her head as a sign that she lost "I guess you\'re right ..."

 

Felipa interrupted their conversation when the front door opened and Einar entered, carrying Laura, who only looked at Kassia with a nervous smile.

 

Kassia sighed and got up so Einar could put Laura on the chair. When Einar put Laura on the chair, Kassia looked at Laura.

 

"Tell me, Laura, what happened to you?"

 

Laura lowered her head and pointed to her foot "I was playing when I tripped and hurt my ankle. Dad said it wasn\'t recorded, but he needed to take me with you."

 

Kassia stroked Laura\'s head and gave her a smile "You have to be careful Laura, now it was just a sprain, but you don\'t want to have to use footboards with some nice crutches.

 

Felipa brings me a bandage and a brooch. "

 

Laura nodded, and it was then that Felipa got up and walked to the warehouse to take the things her mother asked for Einar bent down and carefully lifted Laura\'s foot.

 

"The sprain only hurt his foot a little, but luckily it didn\'t cause a sprain or bone damage.

 

But she won\'t be able to do anything for two days. After that, we\'ll just have to see how he gets better, but hey, it\'s part of being a kid.

 

If you don\'t fall down and get up, childhood would not be the same. By the way Kassia, how was your morning. "

 

Kassia, who was looking at Laura\'s ankle, stroked her chin "It was too busy morning because all the people who lost limbs were treated.

 

Until just a few minutes ago we managed to finish completely, so I was resting since pregnancy makes me feel less energetic.

 

But I can tell you that everyone was surprised when I told them that you were going to make prostheses to regain mobility in their amputated limbs.

 

Although I have the doubt if that will be too long? "

 

Einar shook his head from side to side as a sign that he did not have an exact answer "It will all depend on the degree of amputation, as it is easy to make a wooden prosthesis reinforced with iron for a foot or a leg.

 

But for hand, it will be quite complicated, because I will make a mechanical prosthesis that uses pulleys and that is controlled by movement of the shoulder.

 

It may not be a real hand, but it should work so that those who have lost their hand can have a better quality of life.

 

But what really takes will be the movable parts of each prosthesis as they have to be created individually due to the difference in height and weight between all those affected.

 

Although I can assure you that all this experience that we gain will be of great help in the future because when a warrior loses a limb in battle, at least he will be able to maintain a comfortable life. "

 

Kassia put her hand on Einar\'s shoulder and looked at him proudly as she asked him in Latin "Can you promise to teach me how to make prosthetics too, it would be of great help to me."

 

When Einar heard his wife\'s Latin, he understood why she was doing it, so he decided to answer her in Latin as well.

 

"You can be sure that I will do my best to teach you, but you will have to study a lot of mathematics because engineering is quite complicated.

 

But I will teach you everything I can as it will also help me prevent my knowledge from rusting. "

 

Laura, who was listening to the strange way her parents spoke, just took a deep breath and decided to wait for Felipa to return.

 

When Felipa arrived from the warehouse and heard her mother speaking in Latin, she only shook her head and approached them silently.

 

Upon arrival, he put his hand on Kassia and Einar\'s shoulder and said in Latin "Mater, huc rogavi pro te sunt omnia"

 

Einar and Kassia only laughed because by Laura\'s gaze they knew that Felipa had been behind them since she had returned from the warehouse.

 

"Thanks for the things, Felipa. Do you want to bandage Laura or do you want me to do it?"

 

Felipa looked at her mother and then gave Laura a smile "Let your older sister take care of your foot, while our parents continue their talk.

 

While you think if you tell me about your morning ... "

 

When Einar heard that Felipa called him father, he felt a sense of pride, something that did not go unnoticed by Kassia who had a face full of joy.

 

After this, Einar sat on a chair and patted his legs so that Kassia bit her lip and sat on his legs as she felt Einar\'s hands hug her.

 

"Do you want me to give you a massage before your meal or do you just want to spend time like this?"

 

Kassia, who was enjoying Einar\'s pampering, hugged him and closed her eyes "I would like a massage on my feet but at the moment I just want to enjoy your pampering."

 

Einar then caressed Kassia\'s stomach and, while doing so, he could feel a small movement. At that moment Kassia opened her eyes quite enthusiastically and looked at Einar, who also looked into her eyes.

 

Neither said a word because they knew from that movement that the baby was developing correctly.