Jun. 24th, 2014 at 3:54 PM
He's in the Menw for weeks. When they finally let him out again he's been evaluated by what feels like every psychiatrist on the planet, put on physician-approved medication for the first time in his life. They refused to tranq him after the first week and the lengthy trauma of withdrawal has taken its toll on him; he's thinner than before (which is saying something), haggard, deep circles under his black eyes. He has the haunted look of refugee.
At first it's hard to tell any real change. He's always been quiet, always unwilling to look people in the eye. Arthur won't have him in the city, so he and Eluned move back to the Shea homestead, living in one of the furnished outbuildings off the main ranch. It gives El the support of her family, since Lianor and Gahereth also live close by.
It takes Gadriet another week to be willing to sit outside -- the first one he spends in bed, refusing to talk to anyone but El. Finally he starts coming out onto the front porch, where he sits under a lap blanket and watches the cows grazing.
For now that's all he does.
At first it's hard to tell any real change. He's always been quiet, always unwilling to look people in the eye. Arthur won't have him in the city, so he and Eluned move back to the Shea homestead, living in one of the furnished outbuildings off the main ranch. It gives El the support of her family, since Lianor and Gahereth also live close by.
It takes Gadriet another week to be willing to sit outside -- the first one he spends in bed, refusing to talk to anyone but El. Finally he starts coming out onto the front porch, where he sits under a lap blanket and watches the cows grazing.
For now that's all he does.