(Caius)
Sera refused to let me leave. I argued until Isla gave me a look that told me I wasn't going to win. The wolfsbane was still working its way out of my body, and even Vorak agreed that I needed time. I hated that they were both right.
'You nearly died,' Vorak said.
"I didn't," I answered under my breath.
Isla looked at me from her chair.
"What did he say?"
"Nothing useful," I said. "He's agreeing with Sera."
Isla smiled, and seeing it after everything that had happened was enough to stop me from arguing. She had been afraid when I woke, even if she'd tried not to show it. I could feel what remained of that fear through our bond. Halvon had caused enough pain for one night.
By morning, the wound had closed completely. I could still feel where the knife had entered, and Vorak
