In the bedchamber where Kael was being kept, Elara, one of the royal healers who had recently become part of the special elite group formed by the King and Queen called the Spiritual Guards, had been assigned to personally watch over him.

She had just finished praying for his recovery when she moved to sit at the edge of the bed to check on him again.

His body was stable and unharmed, but he was still unconscious.

“You should fight it,” she told him softly. “The battle inside your ...