Nyx's Pov
The food was simple, but it felt like the best meal I’d had in weeks. Maybe because we were together. Maybe because the weight of Caspian's pain wasn’t pressing down on me as hard as it had before.
Caspian sat up against his pillows, moving slower than usual, but there was color back in his face now. His strength was returning, I could see it in the way his eyes watched me, sharp and alive again.
He didn’t eat much, but he ate enough for me to believe he would be fine. I let myself relax a little.
Afterwards, the doctor came back in to check on him. Caspian looked at him with that commanding expression that made most people stumble over their words.
“I want to go to my room,” he said, his voice steady.
The doctor frowned, adjusting his glasses. “You’re still healing. It’s
