FAYE
The healer's door finally opened.
I had barely finished banging on it when it swung inward, revealing the woman who looked as though she had been dragged straight out of sleep. Her hair was loose around her shoulders, and her expression was still heavy with exhaustion, but the moment her eyes landed on Alexander carrying Sage, sleep disappeared from her face.
“What happened to her?” she asked.
“She’s in pain,” I said quickly. “She can barely speak.”
The healer did not waste another second asking questions.
She stepped aside and motioned for Alexander to bring Sage inside. “Put her there.”
Alexander carried Sage into the room and carefully lowered her onto the bed the healer had indicated. Sage groaned as her body shifted, her face tightening with pain.
The healer was already m
