ELENA

I stared at him, puzzled, I wasn’t sure of what to do first, attend to the Elven creature he knew or to ask why he didn’t speak about it earlier. I chose the former.

“Are you okay?” I asked as I got to her side, leaning over her head, her eyes still shut but she shivered, shaking vigorously. I placed my palm on her forehead to assess the situation.

“She has a fever” I said to Julian who stood frozen at the door, disdain clearly shown on his face “Did you hear me Julian, ...