Kaelan's POV After the encounter with the villagers and Elowen outside the hospital, I could feel my strength draining rapidly. The doctors had cleared me for supervised walking, but they had not accounted for me standing in the sun for twenty minutes. By the time we made it back to the room , my vision was starting to blur at the edges and my legs felt unsteady. "Kaelan?" Keira's voice was filled with concern. "Are you alright?" "Just tired," I managed to say, but even I could hear how weak my voice sounded. My knees started to buckle, and suddenly Keira was there, her arm around my waist supporting my weight. "Ash, call the doctor," she ordered. "Tell them we need someone to check on him." "I am fine," I protested weakly, but neither of them was listening. Keira

