na Aco
n the room wa
nger at me. "She is a fraud! My treatments were finally working, the matron was stabiliz
ward, his expression hardening.
raised, his broad shoulders shielding
t is unresponsive," th
ined, my magical reserves almost completely depleted. I staggered back a step, m
gainst my bare waist where my shirt had ridden up. The skin-to-skin c
have the strength. And hone
nds," I whispered,
red. "Three seconds
counted
r!" Cecile
wo
ip on my wai
hr
three long months, snapped open. She took a deep, shudderi
oom f
but then it focused on Bur
and weak, but unmistakably clea
ad by the Chief Healer of St. Heal's was no
t his grandmother in disbelief, and for the first time, I sa
outh hung open, his wand
ward, his face a mask of pure horror and disbelief. "Impossible..."
ot Cecile a look of pure ice. "Ignorance is not an excuse for yo
e him flinch. His career, his reputation, his entire wor
parchment and a quill from my pocket, quickly sc
is dosage, three times a day. She
as if I were discu
contact sent a tremor through my hand. He looked at me, his expression a c
r tonight's consultation," I said, my voice cool. "The p
or. The Enforcers parted for me like the
ze burning into my back. He wasn't just grateful. He was suspic
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