"I have no idea. The warriors and witches tried to find you. By the time we found you, the demon had her. It almost killed her last night. That's all I know." She studied me. "No one knows what happened between you two, but by the time we arrived, the demon was gone, and I felt something. I swear I did," She paused for a moment before returning her gaze to me. "I have a gut feeling there's something we are not doing right, and I'll find out,"

Valerie left for her quarters, and I ...