“Bitten?” Jaxon repeated. “You mean by one of the infected wolves, right? But you said it was deadly to your kind.”
“It is,” Nathan nodded. “Erin healed me. She drove out the infection that would have been my death.”
“…I never imagined a black wolf could have such power,” Sawyer whispered.
“Well, it comes with a price,” Nathan said. “Erin explained it. Flesh wounds are easier to heal than internal injuries and injuries are easier to heal than diseases. It makes sense and the cost to heal varies accordingly. It can cause permanent damage, like Erin’s inability to speak and that isn’t the only cost. Erin calls it losing time.”
“Losing time?”
“She sacrifices time for her own life,” Nathan explained. “It can cost her a few hours, even whole days. With each healing, her life gets shorter.”
