Nyxion's POV

The room fell heavily silent after she left. Avery, Varek, and Aerila were still in the room, all staring at me with concerned eyes.

“I’m alive. You guys can rest easy now,” I muttered. I felt a bit too uncomfortable with how they were paying all their attention to me.

Aerila still had her hands wrapped around my head, cradling me like I was an egg about to crack. “We need to find out what this stupid poison is. I can’t lose you, Nyxion,” she whispered ...