Kael smiles every day…
But he’s hiding something that could kill him.
The morning after I healed the young soldier, I woke to the sound of birds singing above the camp.
For a moment, everything felt peaceful.
Then I remembered.
The silver light.
The soldiers kneeling before me.
And the terrified look on Kael’s face just before I lost consciousness.
I quickly sat up.
“You shouldn’t move so fast.”
I looked toward the voice.
Kael was sitting beside the campfire, pouring hot tea into two wooden cups.
He looked calm.
As if nothing had happened.
“You stayed here all night?” I asked.
He shrugged.
“I wasn’t sleepy.”
I frowned.
“That’s a lie.”
A small smile tugged at his lips.
“It wasn’t a very good one, was it?”
“No.”
He handed me a cup.
“You’ve always been terrible at lying
