*Briella*

“Are you certain I can’t leave sooner?” I asked Elethea desperately, even going so far as to clasp my hands in front of me as if I were going to kneel and worship the ground she walked on.

The head healer smiled sympathetically at me but nodded firmly. “You are likely fine to leave sooner, but I would feel much better if you stayed at least until sundown. I’m not detecting traces of dark energy in you, but your heart rate and blood pressure are not ...