The Wounded Soldier - Part Two

     "A princess," he said vaguely, when he saw her face.
     She breathed in sharply when she saw the wound, wiped his brow, then cleaned and bandaged the gash in his leg.
     "Why don't you take a drink?"  she said, offering him some water to drink, propping his head up in her arms.  She got him some food and then went on, leaving him for others to take care of.

TO BE CONTINUED