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Of all the Elementals Gia was the best-versed in healing. She knew how important rest was to the recuperation process. If it had been one of her sisters who’d been poisoned and nearly killed, Gia would have been the first one to insist they stay in bed for a few days—preferably a week.
Despite her knowledge, Gia was already out of bed, making herself walk around not ten minutes after Diana had left for her hunt. Gia couldn’t stop herself. She was back in her body, breathing clean air, and surrounded by the scents of the Costa Rican jungle. Reasoning getting outdoors was what she needed, she grabbed a hiking pole leaned next to the door to use as a walking stick. Then she hobbled outside.
The energy hit her like an ocean wave. The trees and plants pulsed with life. She could feel the
