12
Consequences
Alex stretched out on his bed, feeling better than he knew he should if his rather vague memories of the night before were accurate. He had a rather hazy memory of being seen by the healers but gave up trying to tease the details from his memory. Opening his eyes, he sighed as he saw his brother Daniel lounging in the chair next to him, his feet propped up on the bed.
“So, back in the land of the living, are you?” While Alex could only hear polite enquiry in Daniel’s tone, he knew he’d be a fool to believe it. His usually reticent brother was angry with him.
“Yes, Daniel, I’m awake. What’s wrong now? Did I miss some important breakfast this morning or something?” Alex knew he’d said the wrong thing when he saw the flash of anger in his brother’s face.
“You will have to
