o stand. Black spots danced across her vision. The bloo

rinted out the door befor

im. His steps were uneven, lim

of the stone room. The blinding su

ad gathered in the dirt clearing.

two guards lowered a crude w

. His skin, usually pale, was a h

The wound was so deep the white of his bones peeked through

cher. His eyes turned red. A raw, animalisti

nd, trying to use his Ice Aetheric Signature to freeze the bleeding. But the

hem. He shook his head slowly. "The poi

of them let out a sharp, mocking laugh. "Looks like th

owd. She dragged her weak legs forw

cked her path like a rab

him!" Brogan roared, s

to mock them. Or worse

yes turne

ice cracking like a whip. "

hit Brogan like a physical blow. He flinche

. She shoved past his frozen body an

ls. She pressed two fingers to his neck. The pulse was a faint, er

deep into her soul, pulling on the Viridian Healing Aether

een light sparked to lif

cked the air from the clearing. No one in the Wild

palm directly onto Gunne

e glowing vines. The green light wrapped a

und the edges of the wound began to recede

owly closing the fatal gap. As the purplish-black toxin receded from his veins, the faint, e

learing. The Shaman's cloudy

perfectly still, suddenly rose.

Kiana's face. Her skin

er's heart was stable, s

hit her nervous system like a freigh

collapsed onto the dirt right beside