I froze. The question wasn't unexpected. It hovered over my neck since the day I ran away.

The more important question was who was I? I thought I was human until my abilities put everything into question. The easiest explanation was to say I was a healer.

It wouldn't be a lie. But it wouldn't be the truth, either. I was so much more than a healer.

I looked down, away from the concern and suspicion lingering in Cane's eyes, and licked my dry lips. Exhaustion leached into ...