FAYE
I took a slow breath and tried to clear my mind. I wasn't even sure what I was supposed to be doing anymore. The last time I had used my healing ability, it had felt natural. I couldn't really control it, but I didn't have to force it.
The power had simply been there. Now, I wasn't even sure if there was anything left to reach for.
Still, I kept my hand against the deer's side. "Come on," I whispered, closing my eyes again as I tried to focus. I searched for that familiar sensation inside me, the one I had once known so well, but there was nothing.
I concentrated harder, trying to remember what it had felt like before, but the more I tried to force it, the more distant it seemed.
I opened my eyes and looked at the deer. Its breathing remained weak and uneven, and the sight of it
