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"They are co," said Henry Theo set his hands over the wound, and Henry’s pained expression relaxed "They insisted I go on ahead"

"Are they injured?" said Theo, and Henry shook his head

"The attack wasfor any signs that whatever he was doing orking At f irst I saw nothing, but then, after several seconds, a strange glow formed between his hands and Henry’s skin As he passed his pal behind a faint silver line

That was all the evidence I needed to know that this wasn’t an everyday occurrence Henry had no other scars

"There," said Theo once he’d f inished He f ished a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his hands "I would recoe I didn’t catch"

"There isn’t," said Henry as he sat up He started to pull his shirt back on, but he must have felt how damp it was, because he set it aside "Thank you, Theo Ava" Theo wasted no tiered behind him, her brow furroith concern She jerked her head toward Henry, and I shook my head As much as I wanted her around, now that Henry was here, there was no reason for her to stay

I sat on the edge of the bed and ran o’s fur as Henry folded his ruined shirt A dozen questions ran through my mind, but I didn’t knohere to start, so I left it up to him Eventually he would have to talk to me, even if he didn’t want to tell me what had really happened

Nearly a minute passed before he spoke, and by that time I’d shoved my hands between my knees, too nervous to try to pretend not to be "Are you looking forward to the cereaped at him

"We haven’t seen each other in six months, you’re covered in blood, and that’s what you want to talk about?" He shrugged "It is as good a topic as any"

"No," I said, digging my nails into my jeans "It’s really not Why don’t we start off with how you et hurt so badly when you’re supposed to be immortal?" He stood and headed toward a door next to my closet

When he opened it, I saw that he had a wardrobe of his own, only smaller and more monochromatic He pulled out a black shirt that was identical to the one he’d discarded, but before putting it on, he headed over to another door