The news that day was just that.
Elder Jeffers was in the hospital, being treated by Amber and that treacherous Healer Eric. It was Amber’s face in the news, however, taking the credit and the blame. So far people remained hopeful that the Elder might recover, but more knowledgeable types in the news said there was reason for caution – like Elder Jeffers’s age, for one thing.
Elder Jeffers was said to have feverfang, a fairly common and sometimes fatal disease where the body and the wolf stopped working in tandem. The wolf wanted to shift, but the body was physically unable. In younger wolves, it could be easily treated. In older wolves, it was more difficult.
At least that was what it said on the news, and in the search results Olivia found on her found.
She frowned a little. Somethin
