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“You like him, then? Where’d you meet him? Where have you been?”

He applied crea open and finding ain

“I don’t like him Or at least…it’s complicated Just… He cannot die Our future depends on it”

Hannon studiedback to it Dash showed up with the bucket, and Sable sat at Nyfain’s head She dipped the cloth in and delicately applied it to his forehead

“Your family is extremely competent, princess,” Nyfain mumbled

“Is he

“Sable, when you are with a patient, it is not for you to judge hioddess may do that”

“Go ahead and judge me, Sable,” Nyfain said “Your sister does”

I blocked the perfectly h that wasn’t much of a surprise The book chronicled natural poisons

“Those creatures were created,” I said softly “Sable, let Dash do that Cos down”

“What do you have?” Hannon asked

“Those creatures were created They are a e, I don’t know Their poison doesn’t co, it is a collection of s, and therefore I need to ht antidote” I waved my hand at Hannon “Itit out It’s risky…but if I get it wrong, he was going to die anyway”

“That’s the spirit,” Nyfainhis hands up to clutch the pillow

A crooked grin worked up Sable’s face “I like him, Finley,” she whispered

“You’re the only one,” he said “It’s not burning It feels like it is digging down into ainst my spine”

I nodded and got to work

Fifteen minutes later, and with a few more details about Nyfain’s incredible pain, I was outside with Sable She held the paper, ready to read off the ingredients forpotion, but I didn’t need the list I felt as needed

I found the crowded everlass exactly as I had left it I’d never actually used it before I stared at it for a moment

“But Finley—”

“I know, Dash I know It’s just that…”