Things are quiet for a day or two, until
a nightmare strikes and he finds himself trapped, ever so briefly, in the Old Kingdom again before he wakes up. He
heads downstairs in a bit of a panic and Merlin finds him, calms him, and takes him upstairs for the night.
The next day, after working outside with the horses,
he talks with Guppy and gets pain medication for his shoulders and back. Shortly after that,
Merlin stumbles downstairs in very bad shape. Acting on instinct, he
takes him to the infirmary to try and fix the wounds.
For Mardi Gras, he is lucky not to turn into anything, but
meets Kate who has been. Later he
finds Inari who has been wounded and takes her to the infirmary, and with the help of Malcom & Eirene they help repair the damage.
Later in the week he
talks with a Jack who is not Jack Bauer but instead Jack Harris.
Another
nightmare means another interesting evening. Doc stumbles downstairs under the effect of the drugs in his body and is helped by
Artemis,
Merlin, and
Ella. Merlin deems it wise for Doc to get out of the bar, so they
head upstairs.
The next morning he
talks to Mary and makes her a promise that he hopes he can keep.
Later he
helps Ella when she suffers her own nightmare, and then later while contemplating everything, speaks with
Allie Keys,
Teja, and
Billy. Billy and Doc end up
heading out back for a late night ride.
The next evening he meets
Indy during Happy Hour for talk of payroll and stable help, and
catches up with Inari while she's recovering by painting her nails.
That night, however, despite his best efforts to keep from sleeping, he falls asleep. And this time,
the dream is much, much worse than before. After he wakes up, he
makes his way downstairs and is healed by the joint power of Inari and Artemis.
In the infirmary, he gets several people checking in on him:
Merlin,
Nathan,
Bill Pardy, and
Mary.
A few days pass, and Doc is well enough to leave the infirmary. He ends up talking to
Marlowe,
Kate Bishop, and then
scuffles a bit with Atton.
He later
talks with Will and also has an important
talk with Merlin.
He also
talks to Artemis.
A few days later, he meets someone familiar who has managed to
escape the horrors of her world.
A few days after that, he
plans a surprise, thanks to the help of Puss in Boots. He also finds that
his tab has been paid when he makes an attempt to pay it off, so he adds Mary to his in place of paying for his own things.
He also talks to
Inari,
Merlin,
Will and
Atton.
The next morning, he is pounced on by a
a kitten.
And that's it for February.