Chapter 13
The sight of Sizx returning to the meadow was like seeing a guardian angel. Madeline darted to Sizx, frantically pointing toward the men with the stretcher. Sizx seemed confused, and Madeline said between her teeth, “They verified him.”
The old man looked at the monitor and looked at Madeline, confused.
Then Madeline realized with relief that they had tried to verify Ciaran’s right palm, and they’d gotten no reading. He was the king—his verification came from his left palm. She strode toward them at once, attempting to stop them before they tried the verification again.
“We’d like to check his energy level, but our device is broken. I’m sorry. We should take him inside,” the old man said.
Madeline pointed at Sizx. “Here’s my friend.” Then she said to Sizx, “Please tell them
