Mercedes couldn't stop thinking about what Isadora had told them. Drakoen was injured or something because he needed her blood. What other purpose could he need her blood for if it wasn't for healing? But how did that happen? That is what she couldn't figure out.

As they planned, she and Yuna sparred, and she hurt Mercedes's arm. Yuna used a cloth to soak up the blood before the wound healed itself. Since the cut was deep, it didn't heal right ...