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"Empty cabin so place, and the big guy took charge"

"Ari?"

"Yeah"

"Where is everyone?"

"Ari and Janco went to fetch the horses Fisk and his people left to return to the Citadel Leif and Mara are in the other rooan" She quirked a s supper"

Which meant he’d recovered from his brush with death Thanks to Valek I checked his pulse Steady

"How’s Zethan feeling?"

"Probably about the sa"

Ah, youth Ten years made a difference

"Tea?" Heli asked

"Please And could you ask Leif to coh he was pale and haggard, he still smiled when I crinkled ?" I asked him

He rubbed his chest "Sore, but I don’t care I’m happy just to be alive! That’s the closest I’ve colanced at Valek "He certainly took his role as my best azed at "

"He’ll wake The man doesn’t kno to quit" Leif studied ?"

"I’m not sure" I asked hian?"

"Yeah Kid’s ian, as happy to help The boy gazed atheartbeats"

That was irinned "Anytiic?"

Surprised and alarmed, I asked, "I a it fro pulled it When I stopped, it stopped"

"Do you think it’s the baby?"

He shrugged "No idea"

"Hold rasped ic" He released me as if I’d burned hiivesic

I remained by Valek’s side as one day turned into two Leif brewed his healing teas, and I dripped spoonful after spoonful into Valek’s rew What if he didn’t wake up? Was this how he felt all those ti oblivious rather than nauseous and on the edge of panic