8: Bunkered Down

Glossary: armiger = mother

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Colby set out the cot for the big thing to lay his sister on. Retrieving the first aid kit from one of the many boxes, he rummaged through it taking out the needed materials to attend to her wounds. He poured alcohol into a small cup, before dropping a needle in to sterilize it.

The cut on Kenzie's midsection seemed pretty deep and Colby suspected it would need stitches. He wasn't as good at doing them as his sister, but they held, and they were much better than their grandfather's. His often looked like the attempt of a cat playing with yarn.

Dropping to his knees beside the cot, Colby took the scissors he'd retrieved from the first aid kit and positioned them at the bottom of Kenzie's shirt. He did not have time to cut as he was snatched up. Colby was only vaguely aware of the slight pain that he felt in his arm due to the fact that his eardrums seemed to shatter at the loud roar reso