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

ckward, his face a mask of pure horror and disbelief. "Impossible

most esteemed master Healers at St. Heal's were completely helpless against this affl